Kitchener crossing accident raises concerns about Ontario's safety oversight of its provincially regulated railways
As a result of the investigation, the Board is concerned that the Province of Ontario does not provide effective safety oversight of provincially regulated railways.
- As a result of the investigation, the Board is concerned that the Province of Ontario does not provide effective safety oversight of provincially regulated railways.
- "This accident illustrates the critical and pervasive issue of railway crossing safety, which is the second leading cause of fatalities in the railway sector," explains TSB Chair Kathy Fox.
- On 13 November 2019, a group of 11 pedestrians, consisting of six adults and five children, were waiting to cross at the Lancaster Street West public grade crossing in Kitchener, Ontario.
- Given the complexity of multiple separate agreements with different parties, this accident demonstrates that there are gaps in the Province of Ontario's regulatory surveillance of its provincially regulated railways.