Train hits, kills 9-year-old girl in Las Cruces

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- A 9-year-old in Las Cruces died Tuesday morning after a train hit her, according to police.

After 2 a.m., Las Cruces fire and police went to the railroad tracks near the intersection of South main Street and Conway Avenue. They found the young girl, identified as Nancy Harvey, dead.

Police said Harvey, who has autism, wandered from her home on Conway Avenue. Her family reported her missing shortly before authorities found her near the tracks.

The train, a BNSF, came to a stop after it hit her, police said. The investigation is ongoing.

ABC-7 reached out to the Las Cruces Police Department for more information.