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| Ottawa bus-train crash results in 'multiple fatalities' | Ottawa bus-train crash results in 'multiple fatalities' |
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| A passenger train and a bus collided at a crossing in Canada's capital, Ottawa, during Wednesday's morning rush-hour, resulting in "multiple fatalities", according to local police. | |
| Witnesses said the front of the double-decker bus was ripped off by the impact with the Via Rail train. | |
| Ottawa fire spokesman Mark Messier told CP24 television there were "multiple fatalities" and several bus passengers injured. Messier says there were no injuries on the train. | |
| The accident happened outside a suburban train station in the city's west end.Ottawa Fire Services spokesman Marc Messier told CTV News the initial estimate was that five people had been killed. | |
| Pascal Lolgis, who witnessed the crash, said the bus appeared to drive through a lowered crossing barrier. | Pascal Lolgis, who witnessed the crash, said the bus appeared to drive through a lowered crossing barrier. |
| "Boom! It went into the train like that," Lolgis said. "He just didn't stop." | |
| Another witness, Mark Cogan, said the rail barrier was down. | |
| "The train is going through," Cogan said. "And I was just looking around, just watching things happen. And noticed that in the bus lane, the double-decker bus … I saw him, and he just kept going. | |
| "I just thought maybe there's a side way around or something, but instantly, he just … he smoked the train. He went through the guard rail and just hammered the train, and then it was mayhem." | |
| The walking wounded were taken to a second bus nearby to be treated by paramedics. | |
| The train tracks in the area cross both a major city street and a transit line reserved for buses. | |
| The Ontario prime minister, Kathleen Wynne, posted a message on Twitter: "Thinking of all families affected by horrible accident in Ottawa. Thanks to first responders on the scene." | |
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