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Man struck by a train in Innisfail

A 47-year-old man is being treated for serious injuries after being hit by a train in Innisfail on Tuesday.
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A 47-year-old man is being treated for serious injuries after being hit by a train in Innisfail on Tuesday.

Innisfail RCMP say just after 10 p.m. the Innisfail RCMP were dispatched to 42 street and the CP rail crossing in Innisfail.

The train crew reported that they had hit a person on the rail tracks at the location.

Innisfail RCMP attended and assisted the CP rail police with the investigation along with the Innisfail Fire Department and Guardian Ambulance Service. A 47-year-old Innisfail man was taken to Innisfail Hospital by EMS and later airlifted by STARS to a hospital with severe injuries, but is expected to survive.

CP Rail Police and Innisfail RCMP continue to work on the investigation.