Canada: RCMP say first responders got to fatal train derailment as quickly as they could

From CBC News; October 3, 2018

The RCMP say emergency responders reacted as quickly as they could to a fatal train derailment in northern Manitoba last month, in response to criticism from the rail workers’ union.

Earlier this week, in a letter written by the Teamsters to the chief medical examiner of Manitoba, union vice-president Roland Hackl said two members were trapped in the wreckage for hours and paramedics weren’t allowed to get to them due to concerns about possible diesel fuel leaks.

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