The RCMP logo is seen on a podium ahead of a news conference, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
A 15-year-old boy from Steinbach died Sunday after his dirt bike collided with a train in the RM of Springfield.
RCMP say the crash happened around 1:05 p.m. at the Pleasant Road railway crossing, just south of Highway 15. The dirt bike, travelling south, struck a westbound CN train.
The teen was pronounced dead at the scene.
Oakbank RCMP, CN Police and an RCMP forensic collision reconstructionist are investigating.
