A person was killed by a train in Cobourg on Friday afternoon (June 6).
At around 2 p.m., Cobourg police responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a train at the rail crossing on Burnham Street south of Westwood Drive.
Emergency services, including police, fire, and ambulance, attended the scene, where the pedestrian was pronounced dead.
The Cobourg Police Service has not released any details about the age or gender of the victim.
Police remain on the scene investigating the circumstances of the death with the Chief Coroner’s Office, and say there is no risk to public safety.
The rail crossing was closed for several hours while police documented the scene.
This story has been updated to indicate police have cleared the scene and the rail crossing has reopened.
