Southeastern Sask. rail crossings temporarily closed after train collision involving person

Rail crossings in Midale, Sask., were temporarily blocked in the early hours of Saturday morning after a train collision that involved a person, CPKC rail says.

Saskatchewan RCMPsaid on Saturday the crossings were closed as they investigated a collision. The crossings were cleared later Saturday morning.

RCMP did not specifywhether the crash involved a train, vehicles or a person.

But aspokespersonfor the Canadian Pacific Kansas Cityrail company said in an email later Saturday morning that a "train made contact with a person" near the intersection of Highway 606 and Railway Avenue in Midale.

The train involvedlefttown on Saturday morning, and the incident is under investigation, said Terry Cunha. The spokesperson did not provide any details about the person's condition.

A spokesperson with the Transportation Safety Board of Canadasaid the agency was notified around 1:30 a.m. that "emergency services were on scene of a trespassing accident (a person on the track) involving a CPKC train that occurred just before midnight."

The agency has not sent outinvestigators but is gatheringfurther information,spokesperson Sophie Wistaff said in an emailed statement.

Weyburn-Fillmore RCMPsaid in a news release sent shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday thatseveral rail crossings wereblocked as part of a crash investigation, including crossings at highways 606 and 702 in the Midale area, about 150 kilometres southeast of Regina.

In an update sent just before 9:30 a.m., police said the rail crossings had been cleared.

There was no risk to the public, according toRCMP, butan increasedpolice presence was expectedin the community, with several streetsblocked, as they investigated.

CPKCrail is the lead investigating agency on the crash, RCMP said in their update.