Senior dies in collision between train and vehicle near Portage la Prairie

RCMP say a 71-year-old man from Bagot, Man., has died after the SUV he was driving was struck by a train.

Mounties say the incident happened shortly after noon on Thursday on Road 52 West, just north of Highway 1 and around 20 km west of Portage la Prairie.

Investigators believe the man was driving southbound when his vehicle was struck by an eastbound CN train.

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He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers from Portage la Prairie, CN police, and an RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist continue to investigate.

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