CBC investigation uncovers Canada's most dangerous railway crossings
It has been a deadly week-and-a-half at Canada's railway crossings. On Friday, one person was killed, and another seriously injured in Brampton, northwest of Toronto, when a car collided with a freight train.
A few days earlier, in southwestern Ontario two women were killed when their car smashed into a high-speed VIA passenger train.
In both cases — the crossings were marked by flashing lights and warning bells. But there were no gates, and no barriers to block the roadway.
After reviewing accident records of the Transportation Safety Board, a CBC investigation discovered that over the past five years, there are on average 179 rail crossing accidents every year: One every two days.
There have been at least 463 people killed at railway crossings since 2000.
And most of 16,000 railway crossings in Canada don't have automated arms.
The list of 500 most dangerous crossings in the Canada has not been shared with the cities, or jurisdictions, where they're located..
These are just some of the findings from a series launched by CBC News that looks into Canada's most dangerous rail crossings — and efforts to prevent more deaths and injuries.
Dave Seglins is part of the team behind the CBC investigation and joined The Current's Anna Maria Tremonti to share their findings.
This segment was produced by The Current's Josh Bloch.