Lac-Megantic Death Toll Hits 28, With 22 Still Missing

Authorities in Lac-Megantic, Quebec have now recovered twenty-eight bodies of victims from last Saturday's train crash and explosion.

Twenty-two people are still missing, but presumed dead.

Several hundred people are still under evacuation, due to the oil spill that was also a result of the accident.

Authorities say that the crash was caused because the air brakes on the train failed.

It had been parked nearly eight miles uphill from Lac-Megantic, over night.

Late Friday night, a fire occurred on the train, but it is unclear if that was what caused the brake failure.

The Canadian Transportation Safety Board is continuing the investigation.