Two people killed in collision between train and SUV in Lanaudière region - Montreal Gazette

JOLIETTE — Two people were killed Wednesday after a collision between a VIA Rail passenger train and a vehicle.

The victims, a 32-year-old woman and her 2-year-old son, were aboard a sport utility vehicle that was hit by the train.

They were transported to hospital where they were declared dead.

The accident took place just before 10 a.m. in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, just east of Joliette in the Lanaudière region. The fatal incident occurred at a level crossing where there is no security barrier.

Shuttles were organized to transport the stranded train passengers.

The train had departed Joliette station just six minutes before the crash with 21 passengers and crew aboard enroute to Jonquière-Senneterre.

The federal Transportation Safety Board announced it is investigating the fatal incident.