Pedestrian hit by train at level crossing in Transcona, Winnipeg police say

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A pedestrian was taken to hospital Friday afternoon after being hit by a train at a level crossing on Peguis Street, between Concordia Avenue and Prairie Crocus Drive.

Male taken to hospital after collision Friday afternoon, police say

Two police officers examine railway tracks.
Winnipeg police investigate a collision between a train and a pedestrian in the city’s Transcona neighbourhood Friday evening. (Warren Kay/CBC)

Winnipeg police say a pedestrian was taken to hospital Friday afternoon after being hit by a train in the city’s Transcona neighbourhood.

The collision happened just before 5 p.m. at a level train crossing on Peguis Street, between Concordia Avenue and Prairie Crocus Drive, according to a police spokesperson.

The area of the collision was closed to traffic for about four hours, the spokesperson said, before being reopened shortly after 9 p.m.

The pedestrian who was hit was a male, but the spokesperson didn’t know the person’s age or his condition.

The collision is being investigated by the Winnipeg Police Service’s traffic division.

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