MISSISSAUGA \u2014 Police in Peel Region say a young boy was fatally struck by a GO train west of Toronto on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
It happened shortly before 3 p.m. at a train crossing near Alexandra Avenue and Fourth Street in Mississauga, Ont., and the incident halted train service in the area. <\/p>\n
Const. Tyler Bell-Morena told reporters at the scene that a boy about 12 or 13 years of age was struck by a westbound train and pronounced dead. <\/p>\n
He says the boy was with another young child and appeared to have been riding around in the area on some sort of motorized bike at the time. <\/p>\n
Bell-Morena says the initial investigation suggests that all traffic signals were functioning at the time, and the train crossing arms were down with the lights flashing. <\/p>\n
He says it appears that the child went around the barrier before he was struck.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 18, 2026.<\/p>\n
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