A CN Rail spokesperson has confirmed that a fatal incident involving an employee took place at its MacMillan Yard rail yards early Thursday in Concord.

“We want to offer our sincere condolences to the employee’s friends, family, loved ones, and community in these tragic times,” CN spokesperson Jonathan Abecassis.

He wouldn’t reveal the identity and gender of the victim “out of respect for the family and the deceased.”

York Region police were called to the rail yard at 1:55 a.m. to find an employee pinned under a derailed car, Const. Andy Pattenden said.

Police said a rail car derailed and flipped on its side.

The MacMillan Yard, in the Langstaff and Creditstone Rds. area, is operated by CN Rail and is the second largest rail classification yard in Canada.

With files from The Canadian Press