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Sorry, article is in french.
Basically, a 8 years old child was on the tracks on the railway bridge in Wemotaci, Quebec. (That bridge has a pedestrian passage, so while the kid WAS on the tracks, it's usually perfectly legal and safe to cross it on foot), when VIA Train #603 hit the child.
The child was severly wounded, but did not die on impact. Local auhorities, as well as the Suretée du Québec (Quebec's provincial police) was dispatched on site. VIA Rail employees confirmed that the 603 was involved in the incident. At the moment of impact, there were 16 passengers and 3 crew members in the train.
The Suretée du Quebec and CN's inspectors already started to investigate. CN Owns the tracks in the area.
The 603 was obviously heavily deleayed due to the accident.
I wasn't born in Wemotaci, but my mother (and most of my mother's familly) comes from there, so this shocked me quite a bit. My mother has not confirmed if the child was from our familly or not, though.
Sorry, article is in french.
Basically, a 8 years old child was on the tracks on the railway bridge in Wemotaci, Quebec. (That bridge has a pedestrian passage, so while the kid WAS on the tracks, it's usually perfectly legal and safe to cross it on foot), when VIA Train #603 hit the child.
The child was severly wounded, but did not die on impact. Local auhorities, as well as the Suretée du Québec (Quebec's provincial police) was dispatched on site. VIA Rail employees confirmed that the 603 was involved in the incident. At the moment of impact, there were 16 passengers and 3 crew members in the train.
The Suretée du Quebec and CN's inspectors already started to investigate. CN Owns the tracks in the area.
The 603 was obviously heavily deleayed due to the accident.
I wasn't born in Wemotaci, but my mother (and most of my mother's familly) comes from there, so this shocked me quite a bit. My mother has not confirmed if the child was from our familly or not, though.
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