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| Ottawa bus and train collision kills six | |
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| At least six people have been killed in a collision between a passenger train and a bus in Canada's capital, Ottawa. | |
| The front of the bus was ripped off in the crash, and some 30 people are in hospital, 11 with serious injuries. | |
| The crash between the double-decker and a Via Rail train occurred at the height of the morning rush hour. | The crash between the double-decker and a Via Rail train occurred at the height of the morning rush hour. |
| 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. | 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 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." | "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." |
| The crash happened at about 08:48 (12:48 GMT) on the outskirts of the city, in the west end, which is a more rural area, surrounded by corn fields. | |
| 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." | |
| Eyewitnesses also reported seeing the bus driver going into a lowered barrier. | Eyewitnesses also 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, Mark Cogan, told AP that the bus just kept going. | 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," he said. | "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." | "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 47 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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