CP rail truck in flames after collision with train east of Kamloops

UPDATE (noon): CP confirmed to CFJC Today that one of its freight trains struck a CP vehicle on the tracks near Lafarge.

EARLIER: KAMLOOPS — First responders are on scene at the CP tracks near Lafarge east of Kamloops where a rail pickup truck is fully engulfed in flames after it seemingly collided with a train.

The commander on scene told CFJC Today that there were no injuries, and the train was not carrying dangerous goods. First responders are expected to hand the case over to CP shortly.

Sara King, a witness who passed by the scene, says the fire was confined to the tracks and there was no one inside the truck. She adds the smoke is mostly white and not black.