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Police say no foul play suspected in fatal Bradford train crash

At the time of the incident, train was carrying about 200 passengers southbound on Barrie Line to Union Station in downtown Toronto
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Emergency crews were called to a fatality along GO Transit's Barrie Line in Bradford on Monday.

There was no foul play involved in a fatal incident along GO Transit's Barrie Line in Bradford on Monday afternoon, police say.

South Simcoe police confirmed one person died in the collision with a train. It happened around 1:30 p.m., in the vicinity of the rail crossing at the 12th Line and 20th Sideroad intersection, located in a rural area in the north end of Bradford West Gwillimbury.

Media relations for Metrolinx, the parent agency of GO, says the train was carrying about 200 passengers southbound to Union Station in Toronto.

Buses were deployed to the area to help riders get to their final destinations, Metrolinx said via email. 

There were delays and trip modifications on the Barrie Line as a result of this incident, though regular train service had resumed along the line in time for the evening commute.



Chris Simon

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Chris Simon is an award-winning journalist who has written for publications throughout Simcoe County and York Region. He is the current Editor of BradfordToday and InnisfilToday and has about two decades of experience in the sector
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