Man in scooter dies following railway crossing accident in Quebec

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(KIM ANDERSON / iNFOnews.ca)

August 26, 2017 - 7:00 AM

SAINT-JEAN-PORT-JOLI, Que. - A man riding a mobility scooter has died following a collision with a freight train northwest of Quebec City.

Quebec provincial police say the crash occurred Saturday afternoon at a level crossing near Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Que.

Nobody aboard the train was hurt.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has sent two investigators to determine the circumstances surrounding the crash.

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli is 120 km northwest of Quebec City.

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