Boy dies after two youth hit by train near Radisson

An 11-year-old Radisson boy is dead after he and another boy were struck by a train Saturday.

RCMP were called to the incident, which occurred at the tracks along Highway 16 one kilometre south of the central Saskatchewan town, around 12 p.m. Two boys, both from Radisson, were hit by a train.

One boy died. The other, a 13-year-old, suffered minor injuries, RCMP said.

Radisson fire crews and Mounties closed off one lane of the highway as they investigated the incident.

Police have yet to release the boy’s name or details on the cause of the incident.

Radisson is located about 60 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.

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  A Radisson Fire Department truck sits off Highway 16 Saturday. Emergency crews are seen across the highway where an 11-year-old boy was fatally hit by a train.

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  Emergency crews were called Saturday to rail tracks along Highway 16 near Radisson, Sask. where two boys were struck by a train. One boy, an 11-year-old, died.