According to the report, a group of 11 people, including a number of children, were waiting for several minutes to cross as a CN train was performing switching operations on the siding track.
The first pair made it across the tracks but the second were unable to cross in time and were struck by the oncoming GO train, according to the report.The pair were airlifted to hospitals in Hamilton with life-threatening injuries but a week later Waterloo regional police reported that they were in stable condition.
It notes that the Ministry of Transportation “has no overall provincial regulatory framework in place and relies on inspection agreements with Transport Canada and Metrolinx to aid in complying with the standards set out in federal rules and regulations. Moreover, the MTO does not have employees with technical railway knowledge, experience and expertise.”
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