Man fatally struck by train in Portage la Prairie: RCMP

Canadian Pacific Railway trains sit at the main CP Rail trainyard in Toronto on Monday, March 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

By Cole Fortner

Posted June 13, 2023 3:47 pm.

RCMP say a man has died after being hit by a train Tuesday morning.

Mounties from Portage la Prairie say around 6:30 a.m. officers responded to the collision at 8th Street NW.

The man hit by the train was taken to hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

RCMP along with Canadian Pacific railway are investigating the collision.

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