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At 3:50 pm EST, on January 11, 2019, an OC Transpo double-decker bus, operating on route 269 to Kanata, crashed on approach to Westboro Station, Ottawa, Canada, by swerving and striking the bus shelter at the station. Part of the upper deck of the bus was torn off on impact, killing three people on board, as well as injuring 23 others.
Accident Date Location Killed Description Ref. Les Éboulements bus accident: 13 October 1997 Les Éboulements, Quebec: 44 Canada's deadliest traffic accident occurred in Les Eboulements, Quebec, after a bus transporting a group of seniors suffered brake failure and careened down an embankment into a ravine, killing 43 on board including the driver.
August 21 – Canada – At a level crossing in Leonard, Ontario (about 32 km [20 mi] east of Ottawa), a truck loaded with gravel smashed into a Canadian Pacific Railway train from Ottawa to Montreal, derailing the last 3 cars of the 7-car train. The truck driver and 7 train passengers were killed; at least 20 were injured.
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Ottawa police had made it clear for days that they were preparing to retake the streets. On Friday, even as the operation was underway, police issued another round of warnings via social media and ...
Accident Date Location Killed Injured Description Ref. Stittsville head-on collision: 14 October 1897: east of Stittsville, Ottawa, Ontario: 5: 1: A communications breakdown between a dispatcher and the conductor of an eastbound CP express led to a collision with a westbound CP freight train.
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