A FREIGHT train has violently derailed in Canada, knocking down power pylons in its wake and leaving thousands without electricity.

Shocking images show the train’s tanks and carriages crumpled into a heap after the horror crash.

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Horror images show the tankers and carriages overturned perilously close to a local’s house Credit: x/@Éliane Auger/Vassily Kiselev

The train derailed a suburb of Montreal, Canada, ripping up fences and pavements Credit: Facebook

Fire crews and police squads rushed to the scene in Repentigny, a suburb in the north of Montreal, as terrifying images appeared on social media.

In one clip, a passerby records a derailed tank car that had stopped just metres from a transmission tower and local’s garden.

Chunks of pavement and fences perilously close to residents’ houses were ripped up in the dramatic smash.

Several trees and power lines were also crushed, sparking an area-wide blackout.

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The horror smash happened perilously close to people’s houses

Debris can be spilling onto the road beside the overturned tanks

Another video shows horrified onlookers at the scene of the crash, where destroyed tankers and debris spill onto the street.

The wreckage has completely obstructed a road through the town, with

The City of Repentigny wrote on Facebook: “A railway incident has occurred at the intersection of De la Paix and J.-A.-Paré streets.

“Our emergency teams (firefighters and police) are currently responding on site.”

Repentigny mayor Nicolas Dufour said in a statement: “At this time, we have no information to indicate any injuries.

“We also do not have information suggesting that the train was carrying dangerous goods.

“However rest assured that everything will be put in place to secure the sector.”

According to Hydro-Québec, 2,674 customers are without power.

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