Southeastern Sask. rail crossings temporarily closed after train collision involving person
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Rail crossings in Midale, Sask., were temporarily blocked in the early hours of Saturday morning after a train collision that involved a person, CPKC rail says.
Saskatchewan RCMP said on Saturday the crossings were closed as they investigated a collision. The crossings were cleared later Saturday morning.
RCMP did not specify whether the crash involved a train, vehicles or a person.
But a spokesperson for the Canadian Pacific Kansas City rail company said in an email later Saturday morning that a "train made contact with a person" near the intersection of Highway 606 and Railway Avenue in Midale.
The train involved left town on Saturday morning, and the incident is under investigation, said Terry Cunha. The spokesperson did not provide any details about the person's condition.
A spokesperson with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the agency was notified around 1:30 a.m. that "emergency services were on scene of a trespassing accident (a person on the track) involving a CPKC train that occurred just before midnight."
The agency has not sent out investigators but is gathering further information, spokesperson Sophie Wistaff said in an emailed statement.
Weyburn-Fillmore RCMP said in a news release sent shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday that several rail crossings were blocked as part of a crash investigation, including crossings at highways 606 and 702 in the Midale area, about 150 kilometres southeast of Regina.
In an update sent just before 9:30 a.m., police said the rail crossings had been cleared.
There was no risk to the public, according to RCMP, but an increased police presence was expected in the community, with several streets blocked, as they investigated.
CPKC rail is the lead investigating agency on the crash, RCMP said in their update.
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