Ottawa Train Horrific Accident

Police say multiple people have been killed and many more injured in the devastating crash of a Via Rail train and a double-decker city bus in Ottawa. The collision at a level crossing took place at the peak of the morning commute. Photos posted to Twitter by witnesses at the scene showed the double-decker red bus with its entire front end sheared off. VIA Rail said there were no major injuries on Train 51. 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 didn't stop. He must have lost his brakes. Or he had an ... attack or whatever. More Video Stephen Harper: 'Do I seem like I smoke marijuana?'Stephen Harper: 'Do I seem like I smoke marijuana?' John Baird downplays Canadian military role in SyriaJohn Baird downplays Canadian military role in Syria "He just didn't stop. He just keep going like that. Then he get hit." Ambulances, fire trucks and police vehicles flooded the scene as rescue crews worked on the mangled wreckage of the bus. Injured passengers were sent to Civic Hospital in Ottawa. The accident occurred just outside a suburban Via Rail station in Ottawa's west end. The train tracks in the area cross both a major city street and a transit line reserved for buses only.

• 2013-09-18T19:09:16+00:00
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