11-01-2010, 09:44 AM
3 graffiti "artists" have been struck and killed by a Montreal-bound VIA passenger train. Two "survivors" will likely be charged with a variety of offenses including trespassing and mischief.
This follow-up gives VIA's point of view, and a thought to the crew of the train who will have to deal with the fact they could not stop the train to avoid hitting the trespassing teens. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/11/01/graffiti-montreal-train.html">http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story ... train.html</a><!-- m -->
The original story (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/10/31/montreal-train-accident.html">http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story ... ident.html</a><!-- m -->) made it sound like the teens were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, with no mention of trespassing or any fault on their part, and somehow implies that the trains should be more audible...???
Sad that the kids died, but entirely preventable.
Andrew
This follow-up gives VIA's point of view, and a thought to the crew of the train who will have to deal with the fact they could not stop the train to avoid hitting the trespassing teens. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/11/01/graffiti-montreal-train.html">http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story ... train.html</a><!-- m -->
The original story (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/10/31/montreal-train-accident.html">http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story ... ident.html</a><!-- m -->) made it sound like the teens were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, with no mention of trespassing or any fault on their part, and somehow implies that the trains should be more audible...???
Sad that the kids died, but entirely preventable.
Andrew