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Jayson Ahrens, 15, critically injured, transported to hospital, after his leg is severed above the ankle, while trying to jump on a moving freight train at an intersection in Jacksonville.

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Saturday, April 5, 2014

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A 15-year-old boy is recovering after his leg was severed during an attempt to jump on a moving train. It happened just after midnight at the railroad tracks near 56th Street and Main Street.

Police say Jayson Ahrens was trying to get on the train when his leg got caught under it. Police say he told investigators he was trying to make curfew at the Panama Youth Center.