GO Transit has released new video showing a train slamming into an SUV on the tracks near Downsview Airport earlier this spring while its driver was still behind the wheel.
The incident happened at a rail crossing on Carl Hall Road near Sheppard Avenue and Keele Street in mid-May., the SUV can be seen approaching a rail crossing just as the gate closes, signalling a train is approaching.It appears to stop just before the tracks but within three seconds the train enters the shot and slams into the vehicle, pushing it out of the shot.
GO Transit says that the driver was not seriously inured in the incident and managed to walk away from the scene.The driver is also facing charges in connection with the incident. “Most of these incidents, like the one in the video, are preventable,” Metrolinx’s Chief Safety Officer Martin Gallagher said in a blog post. “Collisions at level crossings are caused by pedestrians, cyclists and drivers who deliberately take risks or make bad decisions by mistake, out of habit or because they’re distracted. Everyone needs to be alert at level crossings and remember that trains move quickly and can appear at any time.
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