GATINEAU, QC, Jan. 9, 2013 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of
Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to the site of a rail
accident near Joliette, Quebec. At approximately 9:50 this morning, a
VIA Rail train struck a vehicle at a crossing. The TSB will gather
information and assess the occurrence.
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.
SOURCE: Transportation Safety Board of Canada
