CP Rail train jumps tracks near Crowsnest Pass

Several cars from a CP Rail train derailed late Friday afternoon west of Coleman.

CP advised the RCMP that around 5:30 pm a 25 car train derailed along Highway 3, at Crowsnest Lake.

No injuries resulted from the derailment, no railcars are or were blocking traffic nor was the highway affected.

CP Rail has also advised that no hazardous goods were involved.

Crowsnest Pass RCMP said no other details are available.

 

*** Story by Pat Siedlecki ***

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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