Train cars sit overturned off the track near the Perimeter Highway and Fermor Avenue on Friday, November 22, 2024. (REDDIT)
WINNIPEG — A 56-year-old man driving a semi-trailer truck was injured Friday when his rig struck a train.
The crash on the Perimeter Highway at Fermor Avenue happened just after 3 p.m. when the semi left the roadway overpass and collided with the train, causing several of its cars to derail.
The truck driver was airlifted to hospital by STARS air ambulance in unstable condition but has since been upgraded to stable with serious injuries.
Winnipeg police and CN police continue to investigate the crash.
The roadway surrounding the crash site reopened to traffic on Saturday morning.
COLLISION ALERT * FERMOR & PERIMETER *
Please reroute yourself as there is a train derailment and semi collision.
ALL Southbound access is closed at Fermor
ONE Northbound lane is open at Fermor. @WinnipegTMC
Avoid this area for emergency services to get access. pic.twitter.com/5R2BA8n9An— Winnipeg Police (@wpgpolice) November 22, 2024
STAR-7 (Winnipeg) has been dispatched for a scene call emergency in the Springfield, MB area
— STARS (@STARSambulance) November 22, 2024
