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Man killed after being struck by train in Slave Lake

A man is dead after being hit by a train in the northern Alberta community of Slave Lake. Kirby Bourne/630 CHED

A man is dead after being hit by a train in northern Alberta late Wednesday night.

At around 11:15 p.m., Slave Lake RCMP responded to a call that a man had been struck at the railway property near Main Street.

The man was rushed to hospital with critical injuries, but police said he died about three hours later.

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The cause of the collision is under investigation. Police are also trying to confirm the identity of the man who was hit.

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Slave Lake is about 255 kilometres north of Edmonton.

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