MONUMENT, Colo. (CBS4) – A teenager in Monument was seriously injured after being struck by a train early Saturday morning.

The 17-year-old was found near the tracks and was rushed to the hospital. His condition has not been released.

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The BNSF Railway railroad engineer stopped the train further down the tracks. It’s not known if he was aware he had struck a person.

Monument police are investigating whether a party in a barn near the tracks is somehow connected to the incident.