Via train hits two semi-trailers in Quebec, no injuries reported

by The Canadian Press

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and CN police are investigating after a passenger train with more than 100 people aboard hit two truck trailers and derailed northeast of Quebec City.

The Via Rail train was travelling to Halifax from Montreal when it hit the two 53-ft. trailers at around 1:30 a.m. in St-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Que., in the province’s Bas-St-Laurent region.

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Police say nobody was injured, including the 124 people aboard the train and the four people in the two trucks attached to the trailers. 

The passengers were taken to the local city hall before resuming their journey to Halifax by bus. Via Rail issued an apology to the affected passengers and said it is collaborating with the investigations.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 12, 2026.


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  • Any response yet why the trucks were stopped on a railway crossing ?

    SO lucky no one was seriously injured or worse !

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  • I’d suggest that enforcement investigators look carefully at the carrier, it’s CVOR record, and its driver hiring and screening process. Why would two tractor trailers running with team drivers be parked anywhere near railway tracks?

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