DELTA, British Columbia — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating a collision and derailment involving two BNSF Railway trains that occurred early today (Sunday, Nov. 19) in Delta, the CBC reports.
Railroad spokeswoman Lena Kent told the CBC two locomotives and five cars derailed in the incident at about 2:30 a.m. A small amount of fuel spilled from one of the locomotives; no other hazardous materials were involved and no crew members were injured. Adjacent Provincial Route 91 was closed to accommodate cleanup. The TSB said it was sending an investigator to examine the incident.
Delta is between Vancouver, B.C., and the U.S. border on BNSF’s New Westminster Subdivision.
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