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'Multiple deaths' in Ottawa as bus and train collide Multiple deaths in Ottawa as bus and train collide
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At least five people have been killed after a passenger train collided with a bus in Ottawa at a rail crossing, officials have said. At least five people have been killed in a collision between a passenger train and a bus in Canada's capital, Ottawa.
The crash between a double-decker bus and a Via Rail train occurred at the height of morning rush hour in Canada's capital city about 08:48 (12:48 GMT). The front of the bus was ripped off in the crash, and several people are in hospital with serious injuries.
The front of the bus appeared to have been ripped off in the collision. Emergency workers are at the scene. The crash between the double-decker and a Via Rail train occurred at the height of the morning rush hour.
Several people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries. Gregory Mech, who was on the bus, told CBC News that the safety barrier was down and people on board were screaming for the bus to stop.
There were no major injuries reported among the train passengers. "There were bodies on the train tracks," he said about the aftermath of the crash. "It was horrible. There's just no other way to explain it."
Rob Gencarelli, a student at Ottawa University, was on board the train when it crashed. The crash happened at about 08:48 (12:48 GMT).
"All I felt was a bump and then I saw smoke, and then we were going off the tracks," he told the Canadian news channel CTV. Ottawa University student Rob Gencarelli, who was on board the train, told CTV: "All I felt was a bump and then I saw smoke, and then we were going off the tracks. I thought we were going to flip over. People were just shocked because it just happened so suddenly."
"I thought we were going to flip over. People were just shocked because it just happened so suddenly." Eyewitnesses also reported seeing the bus driver going into a lowered barrier.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing the bus driver going into a lowered barrier.
"Boom! It went into the train like that. He just didn't stop,'' Pascal Lolgis was quoted by the Associated Press as saying."Boom! It went into the train like that. He just didn't stop,'' Pascal Lolgis was quoted by the Associated Press as saying.
Another witness said the rail barrier was down. Another witness, Mark Cogan, told AP that the bus just kept going.
"The train is going through. And I was just looking around, just watching things happen. And noticed that in the bus lane, the double-decker bus. "The train is going through. And I was just looking around, just watching things happen. And noticed that in the bus lane, the double-decker bus," he said.
"I saw him, and he just kept going. He went through the guard rail and just hammered the train, and then it was just mayhem," Mark Cogan told AP. "I saw him, and he just kept going. He went through the guard rail and just hammered the train, and then it was just mayhem."
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper posted a message on Twitter saying he was "deeply saddened" and that his "thoughts and prayers are with the families of those involved".Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper posted a message on Twitter saying he was "deeply saddened" and that his "thoughts and prayers are with the families of those involved".
It is Canada's worst train accident since a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in a Quebec town in July, killing dozens of people. It is Canada's worst train accident since a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in a Quebec town in July, killing 47 people.
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