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Closing arguments begin at Lac-Mégantic criminal negligence trial

Closing arguments are underway in the Lac-Mégantic criminal negligence trial. The rail disaster killed 47 people in June 2013. Billy Shields has more from Sherbrooke, Quebec – Jan 3, 2018

Closing arguments are underway in Quebec Monday at the jury trial of three men charged with criminal negligence in the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster that killed 47 people.

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The proceedings in Sherbrooke are set to last three days.

READ MORE: Are the right people on trial for Lac-Mégantic train disaster?

On July 6, 2013, a runaway train carrying crude oil from the United States derailed in Lac-Megantic and exploded, killing the 47 and destroying part of the downtown core.

READ MORE: 1st witnesses testify in trial of 3 men in Lac-Mégantic train disaster

The Crown argued the locomotive weighing more than 10,000 tonnes was not properly secured, leaving it resting precariously on a slope 10 kilometres away from Lac-Mégantic.

WATCH BELOW: Trial underway

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Tom Harding and former colleagues Richard Labrie and Jean Demaitre are each facing one count of criminal negligence causing the death of 47 people. They have all pleaded not guilty.

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The defence called no witnesses at the trial.

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