Details of Railway Accidents in the Ottawa Area

1975, January 9 - Crossing collision Westmeath, CPR., Chalk River sub.  No injuries.

Ottawa Citizen 10 January 1975 Man escapes unhurt as train slams truck PEMBROKE (Staff ) - Police say 47-year-old Ellewood Smith, of Cobden, escaped injury Thursday when a passenger train struck his truck at a Canadian Pacific railway level crossing on Westmeath Township Road 37. Police say, the southbound truck, hit near the tailgate by the eastbound train, was spun around but remained on the road. Total damage was estimated at $500 and Mr. Smith was not injured.

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