MEDIA ADVISORY - TSB will issue two safety recommendations following investigation of 2019 train collision and derailment near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

WINNIPEG, MB, Aug. 22, 2022 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will hold a news conference on 24 August 2022 to release its investigation report (R19W0002) on a January 2019 freight train collision and derailment near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The report contains two safety recommendations.

When:
24 August 2022
10:00 a.m. (CT)

Where:
Clarion Hotel & Suites
Manitoba Room
1445 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg (Manitoba) R3G 3P4

How to participate:
Reporters should register in advance by sending an email to [email protected].

News conference panelists:
Kathy Fox, TSB Chair
Rob Johnston, Manager, Central Regional Operations – Rail
Abe Aronian, Senior Investigator

Live webcast:    
The news conference will be webcast live on the TSB YouTube channel.

This event is for media only.

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.

The TSB is online at www.tsb.gc.ca. Keep up to date through RSS, Twitter (@TSBCanada), Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and Flickr.

SOURCE Transportation Safety Board of Canada

(media only): Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Media Relations, 819-994-8053, [email protected]