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Teenage girl dies from injuries suffered in collision with train near Weyburn, Sask.

Kailynn Bursic-Panchuk, who was injured on Aug. 16 in a collision with a train near Weyburn, has died in a Saskatoon hospital from her injuries. GoFundMe

A teenage girl injured in a collision between a vehicle and a train near Weyburn, Sask., has died from her injuries.

Kailynn Bursic-Panchuk was injured on the evening of Aug. 16. She had surgery in Regina to relieve pressure on her brain before being transferred to Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon.

A social media post from her family said Bursic-Panchuk passed away the morning of Aug. 22, the day after her 17th birthday.

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Accord to the post, her organs will be donated to save and change lives.

A GoFundMe campaign set up after the collision says any residual funds raised will be used to help the world remember her.

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An RCMP traffic reconstructionist and CP Rail continue to investigate.

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