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Prince Rupert: CN Rail conductor killed in an accident while working

BY , Jun 16, 2020 11:29 PM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON Jun 16, 2020 11:29 PM

The Teamsters Union says a CN Rail conductor has been killed in an accident just outside a rail yard in Prince Rupert.

The union representing rail employees in BC says the man in his 30s died on the job while performing a switching operation yesterday.

It's the second time in two weeks that a CN Rail worker has died on the job in BC.

31 year old Jas Riar was also killed during a switching incident at a rail yard in Surrey on June 1st.

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