Details of Railway Accidents in the Ottawa Area

1992, April 23 - Girl killed by train at Prescott, CNR., Kingston sub.

From the Ottawa Citizen 24 April 1992 Girl killed by train in Prescott A sixteen-year old girl was killed Thursday when she was struck by a VIA Rail passenger train in Prescott Prescott police say the victim was crossing the tracks shortly before 9 a.m. near Edward Street when she was struck from behind by a westbound VIA train travelling about 70 kilometres an hour. A freight train was passing on a second set of tracks at the time of the accident At the request of the family, police are not releasing the name of the victim...

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