TORONTO – The three victims who died when a passenger train derailed in Burlington, Ont. Sunday were Via Rail employees riding in the locomotive, the company said.
Halton police told Global News that multiple emergency crews were on scene, climbing toppled train carts around 3:30 p.m. to help people trapped in cars after the train derailed and flipped on its side, killing three and injuring dozens more. There were 75 passengers on board the train.
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By 6:45 p.m., Via Rail said that all passengers had been evacuated. About 42 passengers were sent to local hospitals, including one crew member. The others were either en route to Toronto or will be soon, the Crown corporation said in a statement.
Another two people were taken to hospital via air ambulance.
Information of the accident began to trickle in Sunday afternoon on social media.
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