BRANDON, Manitoba — No injuries resulted when 15 cars of a Canadian National train derailed Monday evening in downtown Brandon, disrupting rush-hour traffic.
CTV News reports the derailment occurred about 5 p.m., blocking 6th Street between McTavish and Van Horne avenues. The railroad said the derailed cars included one carrying fertilizer, three with potash, and 11 empty cars; there were no spills or leaks.
“CN crews and local first responders are attending to the scene,” CN said in a statement. “CN would like to apologize for the inconveniences caused by this incident.”
Brandon, where CN’s Carberry and Cromer subdivisions meet, is 145 miles west of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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