Train kills person in Taber, Alta.

One person is dead after being struck by a train early Sunday in the southern Alberta town of Taber.

Taber police responded to a report of a collisionjust before 3:30 a.m. and found a deceased person. CP Railway Police and the town's fire department also attended.

A medical examiner in Calgary is now investigating the incident.

Police would not provide the gender or age of the deceased.

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