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CN freight train derails near Melfort, Sask.

Ten loaded grain cars on CN freight train derail early Friday morning near Melfort, Sask. File / Global News

The cleanup is underway after a train derailment early Friday morning in Saskatchewan. Mounties say 10 loaded grain cars from a CN freight train jumped the tracks near Melfort just after 2:30 a.m. CT.

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It happened near the junctions of highways 41 and 41A.

No injuries were reported and police say no hazardous goods or materials were involved.

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CN officials continue to investigate the cause of the derailment however Mounties say nothing criminal in nature is suspected

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