A-15-year-old male from Oakbank is dead after the dirt bike he was riding collided with a train just outside the community.

Oakbank is just east of Winnipeg in the RM of Springfield.

RCMP say that just before 6:00 pm on Sunday, June 16, 2019 the dirt bike was heading north on Spruce Road when it collided with an eastbound train.

Emergency crews responded but the teen was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators from CP Police, Oakbank RCMP along with an RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist continue to investigate.

The name of the teen has not been released.