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Alert LIRR Crew Frees Girl, 11, at Hicksville Station

Child's leg slipped into gap between train and platform to her hip. She's OK

An alert LIRR crew freed an 11-year-old girl trapped in the gap between a train and the Hicksville station platform Saturday, authorities said.

The child was exiting the 1:25 p.m. train from Penn Station at Hicksville when one of her legs slipped into the gap up to her hip, said Marjorie Anders, a spokeswoman for the

Passengers and crewmembers immediately came to the girl's assistance, freeing her from the perilous trap. The train was not moving at the time of the incident, Anders said. After freeing the girl, the train continued on to Huntington.

Initially, the 11-year-old refused medical attention and appeared in good condition. But moments later, Nassau County Police officers responded to the call for help and the girl was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital for an examination, Anders said.

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George June 7, 2013 at 07:50 am
yes, found out the hard way at one of these traps in Hicksville.
Frank Oltep June 7, 2013 at 11:30 am
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Stop means stop. Just like stop signs, where it seems like the local definition is to slow down toRead More 30 mph. You STOP, and look. Then go. I have seen kids having a tough time crossing Jamaica Ave because of this twisted definition of STOP. If anything, this is a good way to relearn what should of been taught in drivers ed. When I moved to Plainview, people at a stop sign would signal the driver that got there first to go. Now it's a race to the stop sign and fly by it to avoid having the other guy go first.