They've just brought the dog out of the tunnel, staff tell me he's alive! #TTC @680NEWS pic.twitter.com/vW1HVwkwSJ
— Mark Douglas (@Douglas680NEWS) December 15, 2015
Showing posts with label tragedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tragedy. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Sorry to bust out some onions here but I learned this morning this dog eventually had to be put down
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Man killed after being dragged underneath GO train
Toronto Police sources say a video obtained by investigators shows a man in his 30s coming into contact with a passing GO train as it was leaving Union Station where his backpack or article of clothing became tangled [with equipment, or snagged, by the locomotive] and dragged him underneath the train.
“The time [of the incident] would put it right in the key rush hour period, so you can expect that there is a large number of individuals on the platform. However cause … of the collision hasn’t been determined as of yet,” Const. Clint Stibbe told the Toronto Star in an interview published Wednesday.
The incident happened shortly after 5:30 pm. People on scene claim passengers who began to arrive for the 6:05 pm Barrie train were told to go to Platform 24. Passengers already on the platform told ThisCrazyTrain.com they witnessed EMS attending the victim. GO Transit is advising those who were affected by this incident to contact them at (416) 869-3200. Counselling may be available to you.
The victim, who has not been identified, was a GO Transit passenger and the train involved was heading to Barrie. The personnel on the train were unaware a passenger had been struck. After the incident, which occurred on Platform 11, all train service on Platforms 11 and 12 were halted so police could begin their investigation.
Metrolinx spokeswoman Anne Marie Aikins also told the Toronto Star, “Sometimes people, when they’re in a rush … when they want to get home or when they want to get to work, sometimes they take short cuts and don’t follow all the rules.”
“The time [of the incident] would put it right in the key rush hour period, so you can expect that there is a large number of individuals on the platform. However cause … of the collision hasn’t been determined as of yet,” Const. Clint Stibbe told the Toronto Star in an interview published Wednesday.
The incident happened shortly after 5:30 pm. People on scene claim passengers who began to arrive for the 6:05 pm Barrie train were told to go to Platform 24. Passengers already on the platform told ThisCrazyTrain.com they witnessed EMS attending the victim. GO Transit is advising those who were affected by this incident to contact them at (416) 869-3200. Counselling may be available to you.
The victim, who has not been identified, was a GO Transit passenger and the train involved was heading to Barrie. The personnel on the train were unaware a passenger had been struck. After the incident, which occurred on Platform 11, all train service on Platforms 11 and 12 were halted so police could begin their investigation.
Metrolinx spokeswoman Anne Marie Aikins also told the Toronto Star, “Sometimes people, when they’re in a rush … when they want to get home or when they want to get to work, sometimes they take short cuts and don’t follow all the rules.”
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Tragedy at Union Station tonight results in GO passenger's death
UPDATE: Man fatally struck by GO train at Union Station http://t.co/ZGgQX8NaHK pic.twitter.com/2EAWku23Ja
— CP24 (@CP24) April 29, 2015
At this time (9:08 pm), I have no further details and know no more than what the media outlets know (or what you may know) despite contacting every contact I've made in the past five years, and being contacted by everyone who has known me for the past five years.The investigation is ongoing. The only info I got with any details about what triggered the fatality is that the victim was allegedly "clipped" by the Barrie train as noted on Twitter. The man was on Platform 11/12 which services the Barrie corridor and the train was leaving the station. The incident halted all trains after the 5:35 pm train and several other westbound trains. Police won't confirm if the passenger suffered any kind of medical episode before he was struck.
Man just got clipped by train on the platform at Union. Transit officers on scene. EMTs have been called.
— Adam A. Donaldson (@adamadonaldson) April 28, 2015
My thoughts are with this man's family. This is indeed a terrible tragedy.
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