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BALGONIE, Sask. (CP) - A collision between a train and a semi-trailer threw as many as 20 rail cars off the tracks Tuesday.
There were no early reports of injuries.
The accident happened shortly before 11 a.m. on a level stretch of Highway 46 just north of Highway 1, about 25 kilometres east of Regina.
The intersection is a marked crossing with lights, said RCMP Cpl. Brian Jones.
Driving conditions after a heavy overnight snowfall were poor at the time.
"Road conditions were wet and sloppy and it's foggy," Jones said.
The Canadian Pacific train was westbound with 93 cars in total, said company spokesman Ed Greenberg.
"The impact has resulted in up to 20 of those cars slipping off the track," he said.
Jones said neither vehicle was transporting hazardous goods.
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1845&ncid=737&e=2&u=/cpress/20050322/ca_pr_on_na/sask_train_collision
BALGONIE, Sask. (CP) - A collision between a train and a semi-trailer threw as many as 20 rail cars off the tracks Tuesday.
There were no early reports of injuries.
The accident happened shortly before 11 a.m. on a level stretch of Highway 46 just north of Highway 1, about 25 kilometres east of Regina.
The intersection is a marked crossing with lights, said RCMP Cpl. Brian Jones.
Driving conditions after a heavy overnight snowfall were poor at the time.
"Road conditions were wet and sloppy and it's foggy," Jones said.
The Canadian Pacific train was westbound with 93 cars in total, said company spokesman Ed Greenberg.
"The impact has resulted in up to 20 of those cars slipping off the track," he said.
Jones said neither vehicle was transporting hazardous goods.
also see stories on cbc.ca, ctv.ca
