Details of Railway Accidents in the Ottawa Area



1956, November 13 - Crossing accident Hull, CPR Lachute sub., one fatality.




From the Ottawa Citizen 13 November 1956

Fatal level Crossing crash
Emile Lachaine, 55-year-old Gatineau contractor, died instantly, and his nephew, Robert Demors, 16, was injured when their light truck was struck by a CPR passenger train at the St Henri Street crossing In Hull this morning. This photo was taken just after the two victims  were removed  from the wrecked truck.



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