Details of Railway Accidents in the Ottawa Area
2022, February 12 - Crossing collision Ottawa, Jockvale Road, VIA, Smiths Falls sub., one fatality
Ottawa Citizen 13 February 2022
VIA Rail confirmed that Train 52, travelling between Toronto and Ottawa, was involved in an "incident" with a person at the crossing at around 1 p.m. A pedestrian died after being struck by a VIA Rail train at a rail crossing on Jockvale Road in Barrhaven on Saturday afternoon. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said it had deployed an investigator to probe the fatal collision. "The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence," said a Twitter post made just before 4 p.m. The train track runs across Jockvale Road near Tartan Drive. Following the collision, Jockvale was closed between Tartan and Weybridge Drive, police said on social media. VIA Rail confirmed that Train 52, travelling between Toronto and Ottawa, was involved in an "incident" with a person at the crossing at around 1 p.m. Delays were expected for Trains 42 and 59, VIA Rail said in a statement, adding that Ottawa Police Service officials were also at the site to investigate. The safety of rail crossings in Barrhaven has been a concern for years. The issue was given added urgency after a VIA train and a municipal double-decker bus collided near Fallowfield Road and Woodroffe Avenue in 2013, killing six people. In 2017, a joint study by the City of Ottawa and VIA Rail concluded that grade-separated rail crossings were needed at five locations in Barrhaven, including at Jockvale Road. The report said there should be a plan for a multi-use pathway underpass there because of the high number of pedestrians and cyclists at the location. At the time, the work was estimated to cost about $6 million. Transportation Safety Board 12 February 2022 Crossing on Smiths Falls sub. mile 5.73 at 13.02 12 February 2022 VIA assignment #52 was proceeding Eastward when it struck a pedestrian in a wheelchair at public crossing equipped with FLB&G, mile 5.73 Smiths Falls sub. Confirmed fatal. TSB investigator from Gatineau office deployed to scene. |
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