16 January 2011

Prairie Snowfalls Prompt
Highways Warning

Regina Saskatchewan - A couple in Regina had a narrow escape after their vehicle got stuck on railway tracks early Saturday morning just as a locomotive was bearing down on them.
 
Regina police spokeswoman Elizabeth Popowich said a man was driving a woman home on a street with deep snow when they became stuck in ruts beside the rails at a CP Rail crossing.
 
"A westbound CP train was coming on the track. Both occupants left the vehicle and got a good distance away," she said.
 
"The engineer hit the emergency brakes. But as you can imagine it's not easy to stop [a train] in a hurry and it hit the vehicle."
 
No one was hurt.