A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a train early Monday morning in Ingersoll.
Emergency crews responded to the incident around 5:10 a.m. on Mutual Street North. The collision occurred near a heavily wooded rail line just east of Ingersoll Street North. OPP and CN Rail officials investigated the scene, and the train was cleared to proceed at approximately 9:40 a.m.
Road closures were in place on Mutual Street North (between Carnegie Street and Wilson Street) and Thames Street South (between Carnegie Street and Oxford Lane), but all have since reopened.
Details about the deceased are being withheld pending next-of-kin notification. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact Oxford OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.