TSB sends investigator to Montreal railway yard after death of CN employee

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating an incident at a railway yard in Montreal on Wednesday that left one employee dead.

A spokesperson for the TSB told Global News it happened at 12: 50 p.m. in the Pointe-Saint-Charles yard, belonging to the Canadian National Railway.

The TSB has dispatched an investigator to the scene to “gather information and assess the occurrence.”

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The independent agency is tasked with investigating air, marine, pipeline and rail transportation incidents in a bid to improve transportation safety.

“It is not the function of the board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability,” the TSB said in a statement.

The TSB said it expects to have more details in connection with the circumstances leading to the workers death in the coming days.

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