The British Columbia environment ministry says up to 25,000 litres of diesel was spilled after a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Rail train collided with a fuel tanker near the Southern Interior community of Golden, B.C. on Thursday morning.
The collision took place at the CPKC Rail yard, located south of the community near the Columbia River.
According to a ministry spokesperson, the spill was contained within the rail yard and there are no reports of waterways being impacted.
“Ministry environmental emergency response officers have attended to assess and continue monitor clean up,” read a statement on Saturday.
A spokesperson for CPKC, formerly Canadian Pacific Railway, said that the tanker was operated by a third party, and
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