A Via Rail train is seen on tracks in Dorval, Que., as it heads out of Montreal on May 23, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and CN police are investigating after a passenger train with more than 100 people aboard hit two truck trailers and derailed northeast of Quebec City.
The Via Rail train was travelling to Halifax from Montreal when it hit the two 53-foot-long trailers at around 1:30 a.m. in St-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Que., in the province’s Bas-St-Laurent region.
