Alcohol and train tracks apparently don't mix. Following a Yorkton accident over the weekend a man is lucky to be alive after being struck by a train.
The Yorkton City RCMP, Yorkton Fire Department and Yorkton EMS were called to the scene of a train versus pedestrian collision that occurred at the railway crossing on Broadway Street West by Laurier Avenue Saturday morning.
A train was headed northbound when a male walked in front of it causing him to be struck by the train. The male was transported to the Yorkton Regional Hospital and was later transferred to a hospital in Saskatoon for further treatment.
While few details were being released as of press time, RCMP report, alcohol was a factor in this collision.
