Update: Train derailment in Strathcona County cleared

A train in Strathcona County partially derailed on Wednesday (Apr. 5) morning. 

In a Facebook post, Strathcona County said that emergency services were on the scene of a CN train derailment at Township Road 524 and Range Road 213.

In total, 17 cars derailed from the tracks, all of them carrying grain. The county says no dangerous goods were involved and no one was hurt.

CN has not spoken about the cause of the derailment. 

The area has been cleared and the track has re-opened.