(Gatineau, Quebec, May 9, 2007) - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will release, on May 10, 2007, its final report (R05E0008) into the train derailment in MacKay, Alberta, on January 31, 2005. The Director of Investigations (Rail) and the Investigator-in-Charge will be available to speak with the media on the day of the release.
Who: Ian Naish, Director of Investigations (Rail)(French)
Art Nordholm, Investigator-in-Charge of this investigation (English)
When: May 10, 2007, starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern daylight time
(9:00 a.m. mountain daylight time)
This derailment occurred as a result of a collision between a loaded logging truck and a VIA Rail Canada Inc. (VIA) passenger train. While nearing the public crossing at Secondary Highway 751, the driver of the logging truck failed to notice an approaching VIA train. Despite swerving at the last minute, the truck collided with the north side of the lead locomotive, derailing all nine passenger cars and both locomotives.
The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway and aviation transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
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