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9-year-old Las Cruces girl killed by train after wandering from home

Las Cruces police are investigating after a 9-year-old girl was struck and killed by a BNSF train near Conway Avenue early Tuesday morning.

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9-year-old Las Cruces girl killed by train after wandering from home
Railroad tracks stretch through an industrial area of Las Cruces. A 9-year-old girl was struck and killed by a BNSF train early Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, near South Main Street and Conway Avenue. (Courtesy photo / Las Cruces Police Department)

Police say the child was reported missing shortly before she was found dead along railroad tracks near South Main Street and Conway Avenue early Tuesday.

Organ Mountain News report

LAS CRUCES - A 9-year-old girl died early Tuesday after being struck by a BNSF train near South Main Street and Conway Avenue, according to the Las Cruces Police Department.

Police and firefighters responded to the railroad tracks near Conway Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, where they found the child dead.

Investigators said the girl, who was autistic, apparently wandered from her home in the 200 block of Conway Avenue. Her family reported her missing shortly before she was found near the tracks.

The southbound BNSF train stopped after the collision, police said.

Authorities have not released additional details about the circumstances leading to the collision.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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