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A fatal vehicle collision is being investigated in Portage la Prairie, after an SUV was struck by a train on August 20th.

At around 12:10 p.m., RCMP responded to the accident, and investigators say the SUV was travelling south on Road 52 West, when it was hit by a train travelling east.

The driver of the vehicle, a 71-year-old man from Bagot was pronounced dead on the scene.

RCMP continue to investigate.