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A 26-year-old female pedestrian has died after being struck by a train in Alta Vista, police said Thursday afternoon.

Officers were called at 2:07 p.m.

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Pleasant Park Road is closed between Leslie Avenue and Cavendish Road for the investigation.

In a statement, Via Rail confirmed one of its trains carrying 127 passengers travelling between Toronto and Ottawa was in the crash, “involving a trespasser on the Beachburg sub around 2:00 p.m. today.

“No passengers or on-train service crew were injured during the incident.”

City buses ferried passengers to the Ottawa station.

A north-south rail line crosses Pleasant Park adjacent to the Pleasant Park Transitway stop.