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Winnipeg police say an intersection just north of a train crossing near the University of Manitoba will be closed for several hours Sunday after a person was struck by a train.
Person taken to hospital in unstable condition, police say
Winnipeg police say an intersection just north of a train crossing near the University of Manitoba will be closed for several hours Sunday after a person was struck by a train.
City police said Sunday at least one person is in the hospital after the collision, which happened early in the evening by a train crossing near the intersection of Bison Drive and Pembina Highway, on the highway’s 2400 block.
Police said the person was taken to hospital in unstable condition. As of 7:15 p.m., several units were still on the scene to determine the circumstances of the accident.
Winnipeg police said it will be working with CN railway police on the investigation.
With files from Radio-Canada’s Ilrick Duhamel