A 12-year-old Mahanoy City girl was flown to the Lehigh Valley Hospital Trauma Center Wednesday afternoon after she was reportedly struck by a passing train.

The incident happened on the Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad tracks in the area of the 500 block of West Railroad Street, according to Mahanoy City Chief of Police John Kaczmarczyk.The trains through Mahanoy City usually travel at about 10 mph, according to the chief, who said the engineer probably had no indication the girl was struck.The girl reportedly suffered a partial amputation of her leg.Police declined to release her name.The investigation has been turned over to Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad Police as the incident happened on the railroad's private property.