Bassano freight train derailment being investigated by TSB

Train derailment near Bassano, Alta. on July 13. (image: Thomas McPhail)

CALGARY — The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is investigating Wednesday's derailment of a Canadian Pacific freight train near Bassano, Alta.

Investigators are gathering information about the incident and assessing what happened with the train. Details regarding when the derailment occurred and what caused it have not been confirmed. There have been no reports of any injuries.

CTV News has reached out to the TSB for comment but, as of Thursday morning, has yet to receive a response.

Telecommunications company Zayo confirmed to CTV News the train derailment led to the "disruption" of "two key fiber lines" by its service provider, leading to a Nav Canada system outage that delayed WestJet flights on Thursday.

Bassano, a town of about a thousand people, is located along the Trans-Canada Highway approximately 100 kilometres east of Calgary city limits.