EDGELEY, Saskatchewan — A Canadian National train derailed after striking a road grader near the community of Edgeley on Thursday afternoon, CKRM radio reports.
The CBC reports the driver of the vehicle, a 57-year-old man from the rural municipality of Lajord, Sask., was pronounced dead at the scene.
Global News reports officers from three detachments of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were on the scene. The RCMP first reported the derailment at about 1:30 p.m., and said initial reports indicated some fuel may have leaked from the derailed cars.
A statement from CN said 18 cars had derailed, and confirmed a small spill of an unknown substance.
Edgeley, a hamlet of 41 people, is about 30 miles northeast of Regina.
— Updated at 7:40 a.m. CDT with additional information.
