Photos: Bus collides with train in Ottawa, Canada
September 18, 2013
Emergency workers look over the site of a crash between a city bus and Via Rail train, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 in Ottawa, Canada. Witnesses said the bus went through a closed crossing barrier. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Train Bus Crash )
People comfort each other following a collision between a train and a city bus at a crossing in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. An Ottawa Fire spokesman said there are ìmultiple fatalitiesî and a number of people injured from the bus, but no injuries reported from the train. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick) ( APTOPIX Canada Train Bus Collide )
An emergency worker looks over the debris from a collision between a city bus and Via Rail train, Wednesday Sept. 18, 2013 in Ottawa, Canada. Witnesses said the bus went through a closed crossing barrier. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Train Bus Crash )
A passenger is taken from the scene of a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa's west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. A double-decker bus collided with a passenger train, ripping off the front of the bus police said. Witnesses said the bus went through a closed crossing barrier, and passengers said they screamed ìStop, stop!î at the driver just before impact. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
Train passengers are escorted away from the scene following a collision with a city bus at a crossing in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. An Ottawa Fire spokesman said there are ìmultiple fatalitiesî and a number of people injured from the bus, but no injuries reported from the train. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
Officials respond to the scene where a city bus collided with a Via Rail passenger train at a crossing in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. An Ottawa Fire spokesman told CP24 television there are ìmultiple fatalitiesî and a number are injured from the bus but no injuries on the train. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Terry Pedwell) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
Firefighters and paramedics transport a passenger to a waiting ambulance after a Via Rail train and city bus collide, Wednesday Sept. 18, 2013 in Ottawa, Canada. Witnesses said the bus went through a closed crossing barrier. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Train Bus Crash )
A passenger is taken to an ambulance at the scene of a collision with a train and a city bus in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. An Ottawa Fire spokesman said there are ìmultiple fatalitiesî and a number of people injured from the bus. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( APTOPIX Canada Train Bus Collide )
A police officer checks the scene following a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa's west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The collision at a level crossing took place at the peak of the morning commute. Passengers on the bus say they screamed at the driver to stop just before the crash, and witnesses on the ground said the bus plowed directly into the side of the passing, four-car train. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
A rescue worker looks over the crash scene following a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa's west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. Multiple people were killed when a passenger train collided with a city bus at a crossing at the peak of morning rush hour, police said Wednesday. Rescue crews swarmed over the wreckage. The injured from the bus who would walk were taken to a second bus nearby to be treated by paramedics. The train tracks in the area cross both a major city street and a transit line reserved for buses only. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
Train passengers are escorted away from the scene following a collision with a city bus at a crossing in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. An Ottawa Fire spokesman said there are ìmultiple fatalitiesî and a number of people injured from the bus, but no injuries reported from the train. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
ADDS THAT THE MAN WAS A PASSENGER - A bus passenger carries a child following a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa's west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. Multiple people were killed when a passenger train collided with a city bus at a crossing at the peak of morning rush hour, police said Wednesday. Rescue crews swarmed over the wreckage. The injured from the bus who would walk were taken to a second bus nearby to be treated by paramedics. The train tracks in the area cross both a major city street and a transit line reserved for buses only. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( ADDITION Canada Train Bus Collide )
A city bus is severely damaged after colliding with a Via Rail passenger train at a crossing in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. An Ottawa Fire spokesman told CP24 television there are ìmultiple fatalitiesî and a number are injured from the bus but no injuries on the train. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Terry Pedwell) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
Officials investigate at the scene of a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa's west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The collision at a level crossing took place at the peak of the morning commute. Passengers on the bus say they screamed at the driver to stop just before the crash, and witnesses on the ground said the bus plowed directly into the side of the passing, four-car train. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
This handout image provided September 18, 2013 by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, shows the front of a VIA Rail passenger train after it collided witrh a double-decker bus at a crossing in a suburb of Canada's capital Ottawa, killing at least five people. Ottawa fire department spokesman Marc Messier told broadcaster CTV that at least five bus passengers died and up to six others were injured. The Via Rail company operating the affected train on the Ottawa to Toronto line -- on which traffic has been suspended -- reported no fatalities. The OC Transpo bus was on its way downtown during the morning rush hour when the accident happened, according to local media reports. AFP PHOTO/HNADOUT / TSB CANADA == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / TSB CANADA / NO SALES / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==HO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522995905 )
A firefighter surveys the scene of a collision with a train and a city bus in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. An Ottawa Fire spokesman said there are ìmultiple fatalitiesî and a number of people injured from the bus. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
A police officer surveys the debris from a collision between a city bus and Via Rail train, Wednesday Sept. 18, 2013 in Ottawa, Canada. Witnesses said the bus went through a closed crossing barrier. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Train Bus Crash )
A passenger is taken to an ambulance following a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa's west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The collision at a level crossing took place at the peak of the morning commute. Passengers on the bus say they screamed at the driver to stop just before the crash, and witnesses on the ground said the bus plowed directly into the side of the passing, four-car train. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
Police officers look under a tarp at the scene of a collision with a train and a city bus in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. An Ottawa Fire spokesman said there are ìmultiple fatalitiesî and a number of people injured from the bus. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
A woman holds her head while sitting on a bus brought in for for people who were involved in a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa's west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. A double-decker bus collided with a passenger train, ripping off the front of the bus police said. Witnesses said the bus went through a closed crossing barrier, and passengers said they screamed ìStop, stop!î at the driver just before impact. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
Train passengers are escorted away from the scene following a collision with a city bus in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. An Ottawa Fire spokesman said there are ìmultiple fatalitiesî and a number of people injured from the bus, but no injuries reported from the train. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
Workers survey the scene following a collision between a train and a city bus at a crossing in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. An Ottawa Fire spokesman said there are ìmultiple fatalitiesî and a number of people injured from the bus, but no injuries reported from the train. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick) ( Canada Train Bus Collide )
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