A witness photo of a train derailment southeast of Brooks on February 5, 2024. (Photo: Patrick Fabian)

By Eli J. Ridder

No injuries in train derailment near Brooks

Feb 6, 2024 | 8:27 AM

BROOKS, AB – A train derailment occurred Monday afternoon, February 5, 2024, southeast of Brooks.

A section of Highway 1A was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

Linsey Hafso was driving beside the train on Railway Avenue as she travelled home from work.

She matched the speed of the train and noticed it was travelling at about 90 kilometres an hour. Then the cars in the middle derailed and fell over, sending up plumes of snow and dirt.

“It was a surreal experience,” she told Pattison Media.

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Soon after, Hafso said she pulled over and called emergency services.

At least one ambulance had arrived by the time she departed the scene 20 minutes later.

RCMP say the derailment happened around 4:34 p.m.

No injuries have been reported. Initial reports indicate that 17 cars carrying 34 C-cans with various products left the tracks.

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