A ten-year-old boy is being treated for serious leg injuries tonight after being struck by a DART earlier today.
The boy fell from the platform as a northbound train arrived at Howth Junction station in north Dublin, an Irish Rail spokesman said. The incident took place at about 4.50pm.
Emergency services were called and brought the boy to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin where he is being treated for serious leg injuries.
All trains were suspended through the junction for half an hour, including DART, commuter and enterprise services. Services between Howth junction and Howth were suspended until 5.55pm.
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Irish Rail will investigate the incident.
