Thursday, June 14, 2012

Estevan priest dies after train hits car.

Date: 06/10/2012
Time: Around 10:30 A.M.
Location: Macoun, Saskatchewan, Canada
Vehicle(s) Involved: Train, Toyota Camry



By CTV Regina

"A Roman Catholic priest from Estevan has died in hospital after the car he was driving was hit by a train.
RCMP have identified the victim as 43-year-old (censored).
Emergency crews responded to the collision in the community of Macoun, about 30 kilometres northwest of Estevan, Sunday morning.
The driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital in Weyburn and was later transported by STARS air ambulance to Regina, where he died from his injuries Thursday morning.
Mounties say the railroad crossing was marked with signs and the lights and whistles on the train were working at this time of the collision.
The crash remains under investigation, but police say no charges are expected."

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