A GoFundMe campaign has been started for the man who was injured Friday along the CP Rail tracks in Estevan.

The campaign was launched by Teamsters Division 667 in Brandon, Man. Chairman Brad Giesbrecht, who posted the information on GoFundMe, said the campaign will support Ryan Campbell, who is working out of Brandon, and his family.

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Giesbrecht’s post notes that on Friday morning, Campbell, who is a 42-year-old CP Rail conductor trainee, was injured in the train accident.

“Ryan has sustained serious injuries and will be unable to work for an extended period of time,” Giesbrecht wrote.

Giesbrecht went on to say Campbell is currently hospitalized with a broken pelvis, broken hip and broken ribs.

He and his partner Marsha have a family of five children, ages 17, 16, 13, 11 and seven years old, who rely on him.

“Teamsters Division 667 in Brandon has set up this Gofundme to help lessen the burden financially for Ryan and his family as he begins the long process of recovering from his injuries. We’re hoping the strong railroading community will come together to help one of our brothers and help alleviate the burden this will surely cause him and his family.”

The campaign was launched Sunday, and as of Monday afternoon, it had raised $2,770 of its $10,000 goal.

For more on the campaign, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/struck-by-train-ryan-campbell-cp-rail-conductor.

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