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Deployment notice

TSB is deploying a team of investigators to the site of a train collision near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

Gatineau, Quebec, 3 January 2019 – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to the site of a train collision involving a Canadian National Railway train near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The investigators will be on site tomorrow to gather information and assess the occurrence.


The TSB is an independent agency that investigates air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

For more information, contact:
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Media Relations
Telephone: 819-360-4376
Email: media@tsb.gc.ca