Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
On October 31, 2023, at approximately 1:55 pm, Manitoba RCMP Traffic Services responded to a collision at a railway crossing on Highway 101, in the RM of Springfield.
A train was approaching the crossing when a semi-truck and trailer failed to stop at the rail crossing, went into the ditch and went over the train tracks and damaged them. The oncoming train could not stop in time and derailed when it went over the damaged tracks.
The driver of the semi, a 69-year-old male who suffered minor injuries, was charged under the Highway Traffic Act with Drive Carelessly ($672), and was issued a Serious Offence Notice.
The southbound lanes of Highway 101 were closed for several hours while they worked to clear the derailment.