The accident scene - 21 Feb 2021 Steve Mansbridge.
Boy Hit and Killed by Train
21 February 2021
Barrie Ontario - A 13-year-old boy is dead after being hit by a freight train in Springwater Township.
Ontario Provincial Police say the boy had been out walking his dog on the CP track near Baldwick Lane, north of Highway 90.
Const. Liz Newton couldn't say exactly what happened in the moments before the boy was struck by the train shortly after 09:00, but police are treating the
boy's death as an accident.
Investigators are looking to hear from any witnesses.
Huronia West OPP, the OPP Forensic Identification Service and CP police are all investigating.
The boy's name has not been released.
The dog was not hurt.
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for the family.
Siobhan Morris.
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