Train derails in Canada, 13 people on board
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: A passenger train with 13 people on board derailed near Portage la Prairie of Canada's Manitoba province, local media reported.
Injures were reported, according to CTV.
Those on board included eight passengers and five crew members, said the report.
The train derailed around 0645 hrs local time on Tuesday due to an "unexpected incident."
Canada's Transportation Safety Board has sent an investigatory team to the scene of the derailment.
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