Man killed after being hit by train west of Winnipeg

<p>A CN locomotive sits idle at the CN Stuart Yard in Hamilton, Ont., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power</p>

By CityNews Staff

Posted March 6, 2025 10:34 am.

Manitoba RCMP says a Winnipeg man is dead after being hit by a train in the RM of Headingley Sunday night.

Around 8:15 p.m. on Mar. 2, Mounties responded to a report that a pedestrian had been hit by a train near the Hall Road crossing, off Wilkes Avenue.

RCMP alongside CN Police Service, EMS, and fire crews responded and found a 32-year-old man dead at the scene.

An investigation is ongoing.

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