The RCMP say a 29-year-old man in a wheelchair was killed in an accident involving a train at a crossing at Lutz Street in Moncton at 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday.

CN says the train crossing was equipped with lights and gates.

CN and the RCMP continue to investigate the circumstances of the accident.

The RCMP said the man's name will not be released and officers are still trying to determine what happened and why the man was on the tracks.

CN declined an interview at this time.