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No injuries after truck, cattle trailer hit by train

The lone occupant of a truck and the cattle being towed behind it escaped without injuries Tuesday after they were hit by a slow-moving train at Canora, Sask.

Police say CN Rail train collided with vehicle Tuesday afternoon at Canora, Sask.

A tight shot of train tracks.
Police were at the scene of a collision between a train and a truck pulling a cattle trailer at Canora, Sask., on Tuesday afternoon. (Tyler Pidlubny/CBC)

The lone occupant of a truck and the cattle being towed behind it escaped without injuries Tuesday after they were hit by a slow-moving train atCanora, Sask.

The collision happened in the early afternoon at the town, which is locatedabout 200 kilometres northeast of Regina.

According to the RCMP, the southbound truck and cattle trailer were hit by aslow-moving, eastbound CN Rail train. Police did not have information about the number of cattle that were in the trailer.

Traffic had to be rerouted while police responded to the incident, but the RCMP expectedthe road tobe reopened by late Tuesday afternoon.

It is not known if any charges will be laid as a result of the collision.

CBCNews has reached out to CN Rail for more information.