Canadian National (CN) is launching an investigation after one of its trains collided with an exo-train at Saint-Léonard station on Tuesday evening.
““Initial information suggests that there were no serious injuries or dangerous goods involved in the incident,” Mathieu Gaudreault, director of public affairs for Canadian National (CN), said by email.
For its part, the transport company Exo confirmed that the collision took place at Saint-Léonard station in Montreal, on the Exo15 – Mascouche route.
“It is still too early to determine the cause of the incident,” Jean-Maxime St-Hilaire, spokesman for transport company Exo, replied by email last night.
For its part, the CN airline claimed to have dispatched emergency services and teams to investigate the causes of this incident.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has also announced that it will send a team of investigators to gather information and assess the incident.
“Train crew and passengers on the Exo train were treated by emergency services,” the spokesman added.
He also stated that there were no injuries reported.
“Users were attended to by taxi services and shuttle buses so that they were able to complete their journey to their destination this evening,” Mr. St-Hilaire wrote by email.
It should be noted that all trains on the Mascouche line have been canceled for the remainder of the evening of November 21, Mr St-Hilaire added.