BURLINGTON, Ontario (AP) — The mayor of Burlington, Ontario says three people are dead after a Canadian Via Rail passenger train derailed in his town.
Mayor Rick Goldring says emergency crews are working to pull other passengers from the wreckage and at least one air ambulance is on standby.
Via Rail spokeswoman Michelle Lamarche said 75 people were on board the train traveling from Niagara Falls to Toronto, when it derailed Sunday afternoon near Aldershot station.
Goldring says the crash caused minor damage to nearby buildings.
Police haven't released any details about the accident.
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BURLINGTON, Ontario (AP) — A spokeswoman for Canada's Via Rail says a passenger train travelling from Niagara Falls to Toronto has derailed near Burlington, Ontario.
Railroad spokeswoman Michelle Lamarche said two cars came off the tracks Sunday near the Aldershot train station.
She says 75 people were on board the train, and some of them have been injured.
There are reports that several people are trapped inside the wreckage.
Police haven't released any details about the accident.
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