Gatineau, Quebec, 5 August 2014—The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will hold a news conference in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, on 19 August 2014 at 10:30 a.m. EDT, to make public its report (R13D0054) on the investigation into the July 2013 derailment of a Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.
Information about the exact venue location will be announced on 11 August 2014, as well as details about an official webcast.
THIS EVENT WILL BE FOR MEDIA ONLY. OFFICIAL ACCREDITATION WILL BE VERIFIED.
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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For more information, contact:
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Media Relations
819-994-8053
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