OPP vehicles guard a roadblock in Lakeshore following a train derailment, July 16, 2024. Photo provided by OPP West Region/XOPP vehicles guard a roadblock in Lakeshore following a train derailment, July 16, 2024. Photo provided by OPP West Region/X.
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UPDATE: OPP reopens Old Tecumseh Road in Lakeshore after train derailment

By Mark Brown
July 26, 2024 - 10:49pm

A road in Lakeshore has been reopened after a train derailment on Friday afternoon.

Few details are available, but Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported the train derailment shortly after 5 p.m.

Old Tecumseh Road was closed at the eastbound Wallace Line.

The OPP reported that the rail cars affected were removed and Old Tecumseh Road was reopened at 6:10 p.m.

There were no immediate reports of damage, or of injuries.

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UPDATE as of 6:10 p.m. the rail cars have been removed, and Old Tecumseh Road has been reopened. Thank you for your patience during this closure.^sd

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ROAD CLOSURE: #EssexCtyOPP are advising that Old Tecumseh Rd is closed at Wallace Line e/b in Belle River due to a train derail. #OPP on scene. ^kk

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