30 April 2008
Pedestrian Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Struck by Train
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A pedestrian was struck by a train at the CP yard on Elgin
Street on 30 Apr 2008 at approximately 1:30 a.m.
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Sudbury Ontario - The Greater Sudbury Police Service
responded to a call of a pedestrian struck by a train at the CP yard on Elgin Street on 30 Apr 2008 at approximately
1:30 a.m. The 17-year-old male victim was transported to hospital where he is being treated for serious but
non-life threatening injuries.
The Traffic Management Unit and CP Police continue to investigate the incident. Anyone with information that may assist this
investigation is asked to call the Traffic Management Unit at 675-9171.
Monday marked the start of Railway Safety Week in Canada. Throughout the week, police officers will remind students, pedestrians,
cyclists, and motorists of the important message of staying safe around railway property, in particular at railway crossings.
In 2007, Transport Canada reported 209 crossing collisions across Canada, 27 fatalities, and 21 serious injuries. There were also 100
trespasser incidents, including 57 fatalities and 25 serious injuries.
In addition to risk of death or serious injury, people who trespass on railway property or fail to yield the right-of-way
to an approaching train at a crossing are subject to being charged federally under the Rail Safety Act.
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