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Table 5. Non main-track train derailments by province in May 2021

Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, May 2021
  May Year to date
(May)
  2021 2020 2016-2020
average
2021 2020 2016-2020
average
Canada 35 34 40 209 238 287
Newfoundland 2 1 1 6 9 6
Nova Scotia 0 0 1 2 2 2
New Brunswick 0 0 0 4 2 4
Quebec 5 5 7 31 40 58
Ontario 6 3 7 44 43 51
Manitoba 4 5 5 24 23 33
Saskatchewan 3 2 5 25 18 28
Alberta 6 10 6 30 50 53
British Columbia 9 8 9 43 51 52
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canada - with dangerous goods involved 5 4 5 21 31 39
Newfoundland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Brunswick 0 0 0 0 1 1
Quebec 0 0 1 2 1 7
Ontario 1 0 0 2 4 7
Manitoba 1 0 1 3 6 5
Saskatchewan 0 0 1 2 2 3
Alberta 2 3 1 9 10 10
British Columbia 1 1 0 3 7 6
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0

Data extracted 15 June 2021

All 5-year averages have been rounded. The totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of these averages.

Note: This is preliminary information subject to year-end validation and reconciliation.