PRESCOTT, Ontario — One person is reported injured in a collision between two Canadian National trains Thursday morning, the Ontario Provincial Police report.
The collision occurred about 10:30 a.m. near an overpass at Edward Street in Prescott, about 65 miles northeast of Kingston, Ont., and just across the St. Lawrence River from Ogdensburg, N.Y.
CTV News reports four engines and 16 cars derailed in the collision, with one locomotive leaking fuel, according to a CN statement. All crew members were taken to the hospital for examination as a precaution. The cause of the accident is under investigation, with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada announcing it was deploying a team of investigators to the scene.
Prescott Mayor Brett Todd told CTV he believed it was a matter of good fortune that the incident wasn’t more serious: “Very thankful right now that no one was killed on scene and there was no loss of life.”
The Brockville Recorder & Times reports no hazardous materials involved, according to a CN statement.
— Updated at 7:30 p.m. CDT with additional details throughout.
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