Father of girl struck and killed by train in Ste Anne asks for change at railway crossing

Randell Brown and his family are still in shock as they try to process what life will be like moving forward without their little girl.

11-year-old Kharma Brown was struck and killed by a train as she biked over the railway crossing in Ste Anne, Man. Friday afternoon.

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Her father said she asked if she could go outside to play, and he said of course and be safe, and that was the last time he saw her.

“Nobody ever thinks they’re going to lose their baby, you know,” Randell Brown said.

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Two years ago new barriers were put in place at the crossing as upgraded safety measures after two other lives were lost.

“Either they need to put some sort of lighting, warning system, something or just shut it down,” Michael Ste. Marie, a Ste. Anne resident said. “It could have been my son, it could have been my daughter.”

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People living in the area, including Kharma’s father Randell, said they will now fight for something more to keep children safe.

“I would make sure that no other children die here, I’m going to do everything I can, if I have to build the goddamn thing myself,” Brown said.

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He said he wants to see a crossing arm or an additional fence put in place that would come down and block the crossing when a train is coming through.

A gofundme account was set up to help the family with funeral costs.