No injuries reported in northern railroad bridge collapse

FORT FRANCES – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said no injuries have been reported from yesterday’s railroad bridge collapse near Fort Frances.

“The TSB was notified at 17:55 local time on Wednesday that a railroad bridge collapsed at mileage 84 of the Canadian National Fort Frances Subdivision.

“No injuries have been reported. We have not deployed investigators to the scene and the cause is still under investigation as we gather more information,” the TSB said in a statement.

Photos posted on social media Wednesday afternoon show a pile of twisted metal and a damaged railway track on the Rainy River Rail Lift Bridge, more commonly known as the Five-Mile Bridge.