TSB deploys a team of investigators to a train derailment east of Elma, Manitoba

WINNIPEG, Jan. 6, 2018 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is deploying a team of investigators to the site of a Canadian National Railway (CN) derailment that occurred approximately 50 km east of Elma, Manitoba. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.

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SOURCE Transportation Safety Board of Canada