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A 57-year-old man is dead after a collision that caused a train derailment Thursday near Edgeley.
In an evening update, the RCMP said an eastbound train and a southbound road maintenance vehicle collided at a level crossing about three kilometres west of Edgeley, causing some train cars to derail.
Edgeley is about 50 kilometres northeast of Regina.
A man from the Rural Municipality of Lajord who was driving the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The man’s family has been notified of his death.
Officers from the Fort Qu’Appelle, Indian Head and White Butte RCMP detachments and CN Police responded to the call just after noon.
A STARS air ambulance also was dispatched to the scene from Regina, but wasn’t medically required and returned to base.
STAR-9 (Regina) has been dispatched for a scene call emergency in the Indian Head, SK area.
— STARS (@STARSambulance) May 26, 2022
980 CJME’s Logan Stein was on the scene Thursday afternoon and saw at least a dozen mangled train cars. Police blocked off the area, saying it was too dangerous for Stein to get closer.
The Mounties said there were reports fuel may have leaked from the derailed train cars. It’s unknown what the train was hauling.
The RCMP set up a perimeter around the site of the derailment and urged drivers to avoid the area, which is about one kilometre north of Highway 364.
CN Police officers are continuing their investigation.
