Ottawa Bus /Train Crash

 Ottawa, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013.

Victims of Wednesday’s crash are: Michael Bleakney, 57; Connor 

Boyd, 21; Kyle Nash, 21; Karen Krzyzewski, 53; and Rob More, 35.

Woodard (bus driver) had very mild diabetes, but that couldn’t have 

been a factor in the crash, his brother said.

“He took care of himself health-wise, food-wise,” Steve Woodard 

 advised.

He had been with the bus company for ten years 

and he had a good driving record. 

More than 30 other people were injured in the collision, which took 

place just before 9 a.m. in Ottawa's southwest end.

On Friday, the Transportation Safety Board said the gates, lights and 

bells at the rail crossing where the crash occurred were all in proper 

working order at the time. They had been activated 47 seconds 

before impact and the gates were “fully horizontal” 25 seconds prior 

to the collision, the TSB said. 

Ontario law states that "school buses"

must stop at all crossings,not so for other  forms of transportation.

The probe also revealed that the train's crew applied its emergency 

brakes two seconds prior to the crash, and that the train was 

travelling at a speed of 47 mph, which the TSB said was "well below" 

an allowable speed of 100 mph.

The train did not blow its whistle as it approached the intersection 

because of a municipal ban on train whistles.