Teenager Loses Both Legs in Train Accident in Rome on Friday

A Georgia teenager lost both of his legs after being hit by a train in Rome early on Friday morning.

According to the City of Rome Police Department, officers were called to the railroad crossing at E. Callahan Street around 3:44 a.m. after getting a call about someone being passed out on the train tracks.

When police arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy who had been hit by a train, resulting in both of his legs being amputated.