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Looking at that bus it's amazing only six were killed. What was that driver thinking when passangers were screaming for him to stop?!
OTTAWA, Ontario — A double-decker bus collided with a passenger train in Canada’s capital today, ripping off the front of the bus and killing six people, police said. Witnesses said the bus went through a closed crossing barrier, and passengers said they screamed “Stop, stop!” at the driver just before impact.
The crash in Ottawa occurred at the peak of morning rush hour. Officials said 30 people were injured, 11 critically.
It was Canada’s second major rail accident this year. It comes just months after an oil train derailed and exploded in a Quebec town in July, killing 47 people.
Via Rail said there were no reports of major injuries to train passengers or crew. Its locomotive and one passenger car derailed.
Tanner Trepaniere, who was on the bus, said passengers could see the train bearing down on them as the bus approached the crossing.
“People started screaming, ‘Stop, stop!’ because they could see the train coming down the track,” said Trepaniere, who was sitting in the upper level.
Witnesses said the bus plowed through a lowered crossing barrier and directly into the side of the passing, four-car train.
The rest of the story and picture of the bus. 6 killed in Ottawa bus-train collision - World & Nation - The Buffalo News
OTTAWA, Ontario — A double-decker bus collided with a passenger train in Canada’s capital today, ripping off the front of the bus and killing six people, police said. Witnesses said the bus went through a closed crossing barrier, and passengers said they screamed “Stop, stop!” at the driver just before impact.
The crash in Ottawa occurred at the peak of morning rush hour. Officials said 30 people were injured, 11 critically.
It was Canada’s second major rail accident this year. It comes just months after an oil train derailed and exploded in a Quebec town in July, killing 47 people.
Via Rail said there were no reports of major injuries to train passengers or crew. Its locomotive and one passenger car derailed.
Tanner Trepaniere, who was on the bus, said passengers could see the train bearing down on them as the bus approached the crossing.
“People started screaming, ‘Stop, stop!’ because they could see the train coming down the track,” said Trepaniere, who was sitting in the upper level.
Witnesses said the bus plowed through a lowered crossing barrier and directly into the side of the passing, four-car train.
The rest of the story and picture of the bus. 6 killed in Ottawa bus-train collision - World & Nation - The Buffalo News
