Train rips girl’s arm off...docs sew it on

DOCS have re-attached a 12-year-old girl's arm after it was ripped off by a high-speed train.

Rebecca Huitson was hit a glancing blow at a level crossing.

Emergency services found her left arm "quite far" down the track.

Surgeons performed a successful emergency operation at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.

Consultant Michael Schenker said: "The arm has a number of fractures. We have to deal with that at a later stage.   Read More