http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/09/18 ... atalities/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/vi ... -1.1858868
Lots of Speculations as to what happened, but nothing just yet. 1 of my Engineer friends who works this route normally has heard that all crew members and people on board the train are ok. More details to follow later in the day.
VIA train and Ottawa city bus collide during morning commute
Re: VIA train and Ottawa city bus collide during morning com
Don't leave out the victims on the bus, that story reports 5 deaths because of the bus driver *apperently* running the gates. Sorry to read a story like this.. The train always wins.
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Re: VIA train and Ottawa city bus collide during morning com
If a train hits a tanker truck or loaded cement truck,50/50 the train loses out too.too many incidents of that happeningYpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:Don't leave out the victims on the bus, that story reports 5 deaths because of the bus driver *apperently* running the gates. Sorry to read a story like this.. The train always wins.
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Re: VIA train and Ottawa city bus collide during morning com
The BBC is reporting that the bus driver drove thru the closed gates and into the side of the train. CBC is reporting that the bus drove thru the lowering gates and the train struck it. It's either one or the other folks! Based off the type of damage, it looks more like the bus slammed into the side of the train.
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