Child dead after being struck by train in Mississauga: police
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Peel Regional Police said the fatal incident took place around 7:39 p.m. in the area of Lolita Gardens and Silver Creek Boulevard in Mississauga.
A child has died after being hit by a GO train in Mississauga on Tuesday evening, police say.
In a tweet, Peel Regional Police said the fatal incident took place around 7:39 p.m. in the area of Lolita Gardens and Silver Creek Boulevard in Mississauga.
Police said a child was struck by a train and pronounced dead at the scene.
Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services said in a tweet a child was struck by a GO Transit train, in the area of Dundas Street and Cawthra Road, the nearest major intersection to the streets named by police.
A railway line used by GO Transit’s Milton trains and commercial freight passes the intersection, crossing both Cawthra Road an Dundas Street, running parallel to Lolita Gardens.
Police said there were “few details at this time.”
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