Details of Railway Accidents in the Ottawa Area

2022, October 24 - Crossing collision Ottawa, Piperville Road, Alexandria sub., no injuries

CBC News 24 October 2022 Nobody Hurt as VIA Train Strikes Vehicle Ottawa Ontario - Shortly after 19:00, Monday, Ottawa Fire Services said they responded to a collision between a train and a car near the intersection of Piperville and Boundary roads in the Carlsbad Springs area. Around the same time, Laura Hughes said she was driving home when she saw the aftermath of the crash. "We could see red lights flashing ahead and all of a sudden I see the train's headlight. But it's not moving, the train is stopped. And as we got closer, you can see there's this red car completely crushed from the back underneath the front of the train. Just a mangled car crushed under the front of a train. It was surreal and surprising. It's not something I would have expected to see," said Hughes. According to VIA, train 38 was travelling from Ottawa to Montreal when it struck a vehicle parked on the tracks. Fire officials reported the train dragged the vehicle east about 1,500 metres before stopping. Train Had Just Left Station Montreal resident Stephane Racette, whose wife was on the train, said the train had just left a station when the crash happened. Racette said he was relieved to find out everyone was safe. Neither the one person in the car, nor the 117 train passengers were injured, according to fire officials. Firefighters also checked for leaks on the train, disconnected the vehicle battery, and pulled a hose line as a precautionary measure. Ottawa police and VIA police remained on scene Monday evening. Ottawa Citizen 26 October 2022 VIA TRAIN COLLIDES WITH CAR, NO INJURIES REPORTED No injuries were reported Monday after a Montreal-bound VIA Rail passenger train collided with a vehicle, dragging the vehicle about 1500 metres. Fire officials said neither the passenger in the vehicle nor the 117 passengers and staff aboard the train were injured. Ottawa fire said the crash occurred shortly after 7:00 p.m. near the intersection of Piperville and Boundary roads in the Carlsbad Springs area. VIA rail's train 38 was travelling from Ottawa to Montreal when it struck a vehicle parked on the tracks. On Tuesday, Ottawa Police identified the vehicle as a Hyundai Elantra. The vehicle was on the tracks due to "driver error." Fire officials reported the train dragged the vehicle east about 1500 metres before stopping. Firefighters arriving on the scene checked for leaks on the train, disconnected the vehicle battery, and pulled an unspecified hose line as a precaution. The Federal Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that, "after our initial assessment... it's been determined that this occurrence has little likelihood of identifying new safety lessons that will advance transportation safety." Postmedia News

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Updated 27 October 2022