TORONTO — A woman is dead after being hit by a freight train in Mississauga, Ont., Friday morning.
Peel Regional Police say an adult woman was struck by the train around 6 a.m. in the area of Dundas Street East and Cawthra Road near Cooksville GO Station.
Breaking news from Canada and around the world
sent to your email, as it happens.
Police say she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Metrolinx, the provincial agency that manages GO Transit, says a person GO service was interrupted due to the investigation on the train tracks.
The agency says train service has resumed on the Milton GO line after being held while police investigated.
In late July, a four-year-old child was hit and killed by a GO train in Mississauga, Ont., which prompted an investigation by police, Metrolinx and the Transportation Safety Board.
More on Toronto
- ‘Any chance of a call?’: Inside Ford government’s lurch to cancel Peel Region split
- There is no concern about a ‘diminished supply’ of doctors in Ontario: ministry
- Careless driving charge laid after cyclist killed by truck in Toronto: police
- S&P/TSX composite posts small gain Tuesday, U.S. stock markets flat
Comments