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doing so close to the tracks? fox 29 s chris o connell is in university city where the teen is at the hospital. chris? reporter: good question lucy. teenaged boy is lucky to be alive tonight. frankly lucky to only escape with some minor injuries after he was hit by a freight train in delaware county. take a look at the scene. skyfox over that scene in darby after police say a 16-year-old boy was crossing the tracks with some friends about 8:00 o clock tonight. it happened near sixth and main streets where trains travel right through the intersection. well police say while he was crossing the tracks that teen dropped a shirt. as the train was approaching that boy turned around to try to pick up that shirt. but we are told he got clipped by that csx freight train it sent the train tracks shut down both 48 train and septa trolley tracks. the boy injured his arm but we are told his injuries are not serious. the boy was taken here to presbyterian hospital in west philadelphia wh
travel right through the intersection. well police say while he was crossing the tracks that teen dropped a shirt. as the train was approaching that boy turned around to try to pick up that shirt. but we are told he got clipped by that csx freight train it sent the train tracks shut down both 48 train and septa trolley tracks. the boy injured his arm but we are told his injuries are not serious. the boy was taken here to presbyterian hospital in west philadelphia where we are told by police his injuries are not serious. we do know the scene has been cleared. those tracks the freight train tracks and trolley tracks have been reopened tonight. but a scary night on the tracks for that teenager here in delaware county. lucy iain. all right, chris. busy night also breaking a correctional officer attacked inside a philadelphia prison. we re told an inmate stabbed the 25-year-old man several times with a make shift nail inside curran-fromhold correct al facility. sky fox over the
civil rights charges against zimmerman. today the attorney general promised only to, quote, follow the facts and the law. this case first came to national attention when the sanford florida police declined to arrest zimmerman believing that the neighborhood watch volunteer shot martin in self-defense. protestors at that time accused the police and zimmerman of racial bias. now even after the trial and the not guilty verdict, zimmerman s legal problems may not be over. here s mark strassman. reporter: attorney general eric holder addressed one of america s oldest african-american sororities. the justice department shares your concerns. i share your concerns. ( applause ) and as we first acknowledged last spring, we have opened an investigation into this matter. reporter: trayvon martin s parents are expected to follow civil suit against zimmerman alleging wrongful death. he would have to testify. what was in george zimmerman s heart? we sat down this afternoon with a