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Train derailment near Beiseker prompts advisory from RCMP

The RCMP is asking motorists to stay away from a train derailment just east of Beiseker, Alta.

It happened north of Highway 9, between Highway 806 and Range Road 255 around 10:30 a.m. on Friday.

In a news release, the RCMP said that 19 cars are off the tracks, but investigators are still at the scene trying to determine what is in them.

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RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney said one of the cars contains dangerous goods and is slowly leaking, but added there is no danger to the public.

A spokesperson for CN Rail says there were no injuries.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) confirmed it is also deploying a team of investigators.

Traffic in the area is not blocked but the RCMP has officers on scene directing traffic.

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