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By CJME News

Investigation underway after train derailment near Drinkwater

Mar 13, 2022 | 9:18 AM

An investigation is underway after Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway officials say one of its trains derailed in southern Saskatchewan on Saturday.

Officials say the train derailed around 6:30 a.m. south of Drinkwater, roughly 50 kilometres southwest of Regina.

According to CP, the train was hauling corn and no one was hurt as a result of the crash.

The railway says crews immediately responded to the site to assess the damage and work on determining the cause of the derailment.

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This is the second CP train to derail in the last few months, after an incident in Craven on Dec. 29.

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