First responders are on scene at train tracks east of Kamloops, where a CP Rail pickup truck was fully engulfed in flames after it seemingly collided with a train.
The commander on scene told CFJC Today that there were no injuries, and the train was not carrying dangerous goods. First responders are expected to hand the case over to CP shortly.
Sara King, a witness who passed by the scene, says the fire was confined to the tracks and there was no one inside the truck.
She added that the smoke was mostly white and not black.
“It looked like the truck had collided head-on with the train. It was pretty far down the tracks and was already there when the train came.”
In an email to CFJC Today, CP Rail confirmed that one of its freight trains struck a vehicle on the tracks near Lafarge.
CP says there were no injuries and no derailment. The collision is under investigation.
Another witness told Global News they were merging onto the Trans-Canada Highway when they saw plumes of smoke rising from the collision.
“We pulled over and then the fire department came,” said the witness, adding the train seemed to be fine. “Then police and ambulance started barrelling in.”
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