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A 14 year old girl was hit and killed on Tuesday morning by an Amtrak train traveling from New York to Washington.

The detail of the accident and name of the girl was not immediately release. Baltimore County Police Lt. Robert McCullough said that there were children that knew the girl at the scene.

Amtrak spokeswoman Tracy Connell said trains were traveling in both directions but had to take turns using the single set of tracks after the accident

Amtrak halted all trains through the area near Essex, Maryland, to give investigators access to the scene. Authorities said the teen was hit at 9:02 a.m. ET.

The incident occurred around 11 miles north of the Baltimore, Maryland, rail station. Both Baltimore County Police and Amtrak were investigating.

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