Lumber Train Derails On Northern Vancouver Island Injuring Two

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 20 Apr, 2017 01:12 PM

WOSS, B.C. — Two people have been hurt in a train derailment in Woss on northern Vancouver Island.

A spokeswoman with B.C. Ambulance says the injuries to both people are serious and one person was transported by air ambulance.

A statement from Western Forest Products says the train was carrying company personnel and materials.

Don Demens, the company's president and CEO, says they're co-operating fully with all authorities in the investigation of the derailment.

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