A fatal train incident in Winnipeg early Monday has been ruled an accident, police say.
Officers were called to Union Station around 4 a.m., where they learned that a 38-year-old woman was on the railroad tracks near the 200 block of Stradbrook Avenue when she was hit by a freight train.
Police had initially thought the woman was struck when getting off a passenger train headed in the opposite direction, but confirmed Tuesday afternoon that she had been walking on the tracks at the time of the incident.
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Police said the freight train’s conductor stayed at the scene to speak with investigators, and no arrests are expected due to the accidental nature of the incident.