Train derailment at Winnipeg overpass shuts down McPhillips Street

Manitoba

A train derailment has closed one of Winnipeg’s busiest streets during rush hour.

McPhillips is closed from Logan to Jarvis avenues

Fire trucks and police cars are seen blocking a road. A railway overpass is seen in the background.
Emergency crews block McPhillips Street at Hillock Avenue, near Logan. (City of Winnipeg Traffic Management Centre/Twitter)

A train derailment has closed one of Winnipeg’s busiest streets during rush hour.

McPhillips Street is closed between Logan and Jarvis avenues. The derailment happened on the McPhillips overpass.

Several emergency crews are at the scene.

Some nearby businesses are being evacuated as a precaution.

No information has been released about the extent of the derailment or what materials are in the train cars. 

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