Driver, Five Passengers Confirmed Dead As OC Transpo Bus, Via Train Collide -- Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Six people have been confirmed dead after a northbound No. 76 double-decker OC Transpo bus and a Via Rail train collided near the Fallowfield station in Barrhaven Wednesday morning.
Fatalities on the scene included the bus driver and four passengers. A fifth passenger later died in hospital.
In total, 31 victims were taken to hospital, 11 in critical condition. Patients from the crash scene were distributed among the Ottawa hospitals, said paramedic chief Anthony DiMonte. Four went to the Queensway-Carleton Hospital, four to the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital, six to the General campus and 17 to the Montfort Hospital.
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My Comment: Because of some work that I do in Ottawa, I take this train (Montreal to Ottawa .... and back) on the third Friday of each month. My next trip was for this Friday .... and specifically on this train's early morning schedule. Makes you appreciate how life can be disrupted and/or ended just like that. On a side note .... I am always worried about terrorism when I board such soft targets (i.e. trains, buses, etc.) .... but it is accidents and/or collisions like this one that have a greater probability of injuring or killing someone like me than some random act of terrorism.
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