APRIL 10, 2015
SASKATOON, CANADA
A CN conductor is dead after an accident at the CN rail
yards in Saskatoon. First responders
were called to the tracks by the Highway 7 overpass late Thursday evening.
The employee, who was identified as a conductor by
investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, was working at
the time of the accident. A Global News
viewer said there were a number of first responders along the train tracks by
the Highway 7 overpass with a train idling nearby.
The 51-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries. He
was taken to Royal University Hospital where he later died.
“This is a tragic occurrence and our thoughts are with the
employee’s family and friends,” said CN spokesperson Patrick Waldron.
CN is not commenting further at this time.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has deployed a
team to investigate.
No other details have been released.
Source: globalnews.ca