Published time: September 18, 2013 13:24
Multiple casualties are reported as the Via Rail train collided with a double-decker city bus in Canada’s capital, Ottawa. The front end of the bus suffered severe damage, the firefighters said.
The accident involving an OC Transpo bus and Toronto-bound Train 51 happened at Woodroffe Avenue and Fallowfield Road in Ottawa’s west end, with paramedics called to the scene at 8:49 am local time.
The Ottawa Citizen reports “multiple fatalities” quoting emergency crews working at the scene.
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