Ponton train derailment
| Ponton Train Derailment | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | September 15, 2018 4:32 pm |
| Location | The Metishto River 9 km southwest of Ponton, Manitoba 543 km (337 mi) North-northwest from Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 54°35′47″N 99°19′42″W / 54.5965°N 99.3283°W |
| Country | Canada |
| Operator | Hudson Bay Railway |
| Owner | OmniTRAX |
| Service | Freight |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Cause | Roadbed washed out by flooding |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | One |
| Crew | Two |
| Deaths | One |
| Injured | One |
| Damage | One locomotive destroyed, diesel fuel leaked into the environment |
The Ponton train derailment, near Ponton, Manitoba on September 15, 2018, fatally injured train conductor Kevin Anderson, injured the train's engineer, and triggered a spill of diesel fuel.