Transportation Safety Board of Canada deploys team following train collision and derailment near Golden, British Columbia

CALGARY, Sept. 6, 2015 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team to the site of a collision and derailment between 2 Canadian Pacific trains near Golden, British Columbia. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.

The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway and aviation 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.

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SOURCE Transportation Safety Board of Canada

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