A Canadian train derailed and spilled 91,000 liters of oil in the province of Saskatchewan on May 21, 2013.
A Canadian freight train has derailed in the Saskatchewan province spilling more than 91,000 liters of oil.
The accident happened on Tuesday as the 64-unit eastbound train operated by the Canadian Pacific Rail was traveling through an area southeast of the city Saskatoon.
According to Ed Greenberg a spokesman for the company, of the five derailed cars only one leaked a total of 575 barrels onto the ground.
The leaking car was the only one, which remained upright; the rest were on their sides intact.
Excavation equipment was sent to the accident site to build a wall of dirt to further control the spill.
The rising number of oil spills from train accidents comes as the countryâ„¢s train operators have increased its crude shipments in an attempt to meet oil companiesâ„¢ demand.
The incident was the fourth such accident in 2013. In April, around 20 freight cars went off tracks near White River in the province of Ontario causing a 63,000-liter oil spill.
A month earlier, in March, a Canadian Pacific train derailed in the American state of Minnesota. The stateâ„¢s Pollution Control Agency said 76,000 liters leaked onto the still-frozen ground.
At the beginning of the year, a train operated by the Canadian National collided with a road grader near the city of Paynton in the province of Saskatchewan. Police said about 1,000 liters of oil leaked from two tankers.
The Canadian government has been condemned for how the oil is transported in the country as well as its proposed plans to construct oil pipelines such as the Keystone XL.
Critics say Ottawa lacks concern for rights of its indigenous groups and instead side with big oil corporations.
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This article originally appeared on : Press TV