Event CategoryIncident
Event GroupTechnology
Event SubgroupTransportation accident
Event TypeRail
PlaceLimehouse, Ontario
Event Start DateNovember 9, 1999
Event End DateNovember 9, 1999
CommentsAt 9:00am (local) on November 9th, a VIA/Amtrak rail passenger train struck a dump truck at a crossing near Limehouse, ON. The collision derailed the VIA locomotive and 4 Amtrak passenger cars. The collision caused 17 injuries, 2 of those serious, and the death of the truck driver.
Fatalities1
Injured / Infected17
Evacuated0
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People AffectedUnknown
MagnitudeUnknown