From The Thompson Citizen; September 16, 2018
A 38-year-old man died and a 59-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries in a train derailment on the Hudson Bay Railway (HBR) about 12 kilometres west of Ponton on Sept. 15.
The accident was reported to the Wabowden RCMP around 5:45 p.m. on Saturday and they were advised that two crew members were trapped on board the train, which was carrying gasoline and propane. Officers were flown to the crash scene and remained there until rescue personnel and specialized equipment could be brought in. The 38-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene while the other man was removed from the train early Sunday morning and airlifted to hospital in Winnipeg where he was in critical condition.
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