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Train derailment near Beiseker prompts advisory from RCMP

WATCH: The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after roughly 20 rails cars derailed near Beiseker Alta. Meghan Cobb reports.

The RCMP is asking motorists to stay away from a train derailment just east of Beiseker, Alta.

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It happened north of Highway 9, between Highway 806 and Range Road 255 around 10:30 a.m. on Friday.

In a news release, the RCMP said that 19 cars are off the tracks, but investigators are still at the scene trying to determine what is in them.

RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney said one of the cars contains dangerous goods and is slowly leaking, but added there is no danger to the public.

A spokesperson for CN Rail says there were no injuries.

The RCMP says one of the rail cars involved in a derailment near Beiseker is leaking dangerous goods, but there is no danger to t he public. Tim Lee/Global News

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) confirmed it is also deploying a team of investigators.

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Traffic in the area is not blocked but the RCMP has officers on scene directing traffic.

 

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