Bright Nights holiday train closed after ‘safety incident’ [Video]

The Bright Nights holiday train in Stanley Park is closed until further notice after a “worker safety incident,” the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation said in a statement Saturday.

The park board said it is suspending Stanley Park Train operations due to the incident involving a train operator, which occurred Friday night.

“The incident has been reported to the city’s occupational health and safety team, who will be following all required protocols to investigate,” the park board’s statement reads.

“While this is underway, train operations need to be suspended to ensure the safety of our staff.”

The statement makes no mention of WorkSafeBC, the provincial agency that investigates work-related injuries and safety incidents.

In an email to CTV News, the City of Vancouver clarified that the train operator was injured in the incident, and said that notifying the health and safety team is the first step in the city’s …