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6/24/2021
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is launching a safety issue investigation into an increase in the rate of railway crossing accidents during winter months in Canada.
Every year, approximately 23 people are killed and another 28 seriously injured at railway crossings in Canada. In 2019, 29% of crossing accidents resulted in fatalities or serious injuries, making them one of the deadliest types of rail accidents, TSB officials said in a press release.
The TSB has identified a seasonal pattern in level crossing accidents involving motor vehicles, where during the winter months, the average rate of accidents increases by about 61%.
The goal of the investigation is to compare the factors contributing to level crossing accidents that happen in non-vacation winter months (January and February) with those contributing to accidents that take place in non-vacation non-winter months (May, June and September).
A secondary objective is to learn more about other factors contributing to accidents at level crossings, whether the factors be human, environmental, crossing or roadway related.