<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A one-year-old girl has died after being hit by a freight train in the NSW town of Baan Baa, north-west of Tamworth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The child was playing at a railway crossing at 7.50pm yesterday when the accident occurred.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Paramedics treated the child at the scene before transporting her to Narrabri Hospital, where she later died of her injuries.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/fatal-motorcycle-crash-south-gold-coast/e1a2a300-4f22-46c3-bb98-3ddc0f5ca5f1" rel="" target="" title="Woman dies in multi-motorcycle crash in Gold Coast's south"><strong><span>Woman dies in multi-motorcycle crash in Gold Coast's south</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Police Superintendent David Cooper said the railway crossing's boom gates and lights had activated as the train approached.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The parents were not in the immediate vicinity but we are aware of where the parents were and the supervision of the child is not in doubt," Cooper said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is a really tragic case of child who had just gone to play in a bad location.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/baby-dies-after-being-struck-by-train-in-nsw-north/dc2d1233-1489-4536-8859-32d90caabf3d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/graham-richardson-dies-at-76/d6d1ef51-319f-41d9-ac51-bc0aacce8df2" rel="" target="" title="Labor legend Graham Richardson dies at 76"><strong><span>Labor legend Graham Richardson dies at 76</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our heartful condolences goes out to the family."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 22-year-old train driver was taken to hospital for mandatory testing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That's a legislative requirement, there's no suggestion at all that the train driver had any negligence, it is just part of the process that has to be undertaken," Cooper said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There is no suggestion that any charges will be laid.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I feel for that young man as well."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/woman-charged-over-alleged-39kg-chillicovered-meth-importation/7f116647-b9eb-4c00-b56a-8d02ce5d8c51" rel="" target="" title="Woman, 20, faces life in prison over chilli-covered airport find"><strong><span>Woman, 20, faces life in prison over chilli-covered airport find</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A crime scene has been established as police investigate the circumstances of the crash.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cooper described the situation as an "absolute tragedy" which would have an impact on the family and broader community, including several people who witnessed the accident from a nearby commercial premises.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're going to be wrapping our support around the family and everyone in attendance," Cooper said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Narrabri Shire Council mayor Darrell Tiemens said the incident was "devastating" for the "beautiful people" of Baan Baa, the </span><em><span>Sydney Morning Herald</span></em><span> reports.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our hearts go out to the family of the little girl," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This devastating event has deeply affected our close-knit community, and our thoughts are with the young train driver, the emergency service workers and the hospital staff who responded under such heartbreaking circumstances.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"For these frontline workers, it's hard enough dealing with an adult fatality, but dealing with a young child when many of these people are parents themselves, is so difficult."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and 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