Man dies after van-train crash near Austin, Man.
A 55-year-old man is dead after the van he was driving and a train collided in Austin, about 130 kilometres west of Winnipeg, on June 20.
A 55-year-old man is dead after the van he was driving and a train collided in a small Manitoba community between Brandon and Portage la Prairie.
Portage la Prairie RCMP responded to the collision near Austin, about 130 kilometres west of Winnipeg, at about 10:30 p.m. last Thursday.
The van driver, who was from the rural municipality of North Cypress-Langford, was found dead at the scene.
Investigators determined an eastbound CN train hit the northbound van.
Alcohol wasn't a factor in the crash, RCMP said.
The investigation continues.
The death comes four days after a teen died in a motorbike-train collision east of Winnipeg.
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