Transportation Safety Board of Canada deploys a team to the site of a two-train collision on the Canadian Pacific line east of Medicine Hat, Alberta

OTTAWA, May 18, 2013 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team to the site of a two-train collision on the CP line east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. This afternoon, a CP freight train hit another train. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.

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SOURCE: Transportation Safety Board of Canada

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