Event CategoryIncident
Event GroupTechnology
Event SubgroupTransportation accident
Event TypeRail
PlaceStewiacke, Nova Scotia
Event Start DateApril 12, 2001
Event End DateApril 12, 2001
CommentsOn April 12th at 2:24 pm (local), a VIA rail passenger train derailed near Stewiacke, NS. After a Canadian National rail switch was tampered with, 9 train cars derailed into an adjacent farm supply building; destroying both the building and track. Of the 132 individuals on the train, 22 were injured, 9 of which had serious injuries.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected22
EvacuatedUnknown
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People AffectedUnknown
Magnitude0.0