Derailment in Abbotsford, B.C., closes road near Sumas border
ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a train derailment has forced the closure of 4th Avenue near the Canada-U.S. border crossing.
The department says in a post to social media that the road is blocked off between West Railway to the commercial vehicle entrance for the Sumas border crossing.
Police say access to the border entrance is not impacted.
They say no injuries have been reported, but did not mention how the derailment happened.
The department initially posted an advisory around 11 p.m. Thursday about the closure and to ask drivers to avoid the area.
It says in the updated post on Friday that the closure will remain “for a considerable amount of the day until heavy equipment is brought in to deal with the train cars.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 18, 2025.
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