Derailment in Abbotsford, B.C., Closes Road Near Sumas Border
- A train derailment occurred in Abbotsford, B.C., leading to the closure of 4th Avenue near the Canada-U.S. border crossing, according to the Abbotsford Police Department.
- Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited announced that the crossing reopened to traffic around 12:50 p.m. on Friday after the derailment.
- There were no injuries and 'no impacts to the surrounding community,' according to The Canadian Press.
- Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited has not yet provided information regarding the cause of the derailment.
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Road near Sumas border reopens after train derailment in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD — Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited says a road near the Canada-U.S. border crossing has reopened after it was shut when one of its trains derailed overnight in Abbotsford, B.C.
Derailment in Abbotsford, B.C., closes road near Sumas border – Energeticcity.ca
ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a train derailment has forced the closure of 4th Avenue near the Canada-U.S. border crossing. The department says in a post to social media that the road is blocked off between West Railway to the commercial vehicle entrance for the Sumas border crossing. Police say access to the border entrance is not impacted. They say no injuries have been reported, but did not mention how the derailment happened. …
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