Lac-Megantic investigation will take “months – or more”
Posted Jul 12, 2013 03:20:15 PM.
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LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. – The federal Transportation Safety Board has shared details of its investigation into what it describes as the worst train disaster in Canadian history.
TSB chair Wendy Tadros says the investigation into the Lac-Megantic tragedy will take many months, and perhaps longer.
She says 20 people are collecting evidence on-site, and 10 more people are working on the case in Ottawa.
Investigators plan to produce a 3D model through laser scanning of images currently being collected at the site of the accident, where 50 are feared to have died.
She says investigators will consider the slope of the track; the weight of the train; and the safety practices of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway.
The TSB will also publish statistics online, starting soon, on the safety records from different rail companies because of public demand.
