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2019 Westboro station bus crash

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141:, Ottawa, Canada, by swerving and striking the bus shelter at the station. Part of the upper deck of the bus was torn off on impact, killing three people on board, as well as injuring 23 others. The driver was arrested at the scene for allegedly failing to cooperate with police, and was released with no charges laid. 164:
The bus crash falls outside the current mandate of the TSB, which includes only air, rail, marine and pipeline transportation. Without jurisdiction, the TSB could not lead a full investigation, or have the authority to make national safety recommendations based on their findings. Investigators have
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On January 16, five days after the crash, the Ottawa police accepted an offer of technical assistance from the TSB. The Ottawa police stated that the skills of the TSB would augment the reconstruction portion of the investigation especially in terms of collision reconstruction, human factors and
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In September 2021, the driver, Aissatou Diallo was acquitted of all charges. According to Judge Webber, "The "oppressive" sun setting in front of her was "obviously a hazard," while an "errant" and misleading road marking led her directly into a snow-filled gutter, contributing to the crash."
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On August 23, 2019, it was reported that 38 charges of dangerous driving have been laid against the bus driver. The city of Ottawa and OC Transpo were cleared of criminal wrongdoing.
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led the investigation into the collision. From the early hours, experts, the public and politicians called on the City of Ottawa to invite the
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electronic data gathering, based on the TSB's engineering expertise in collision reconstruction and analysis of vehicle and road design.
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Kupfer, Matthew; Yogaretnam, Shaamini (September 22, 2021).
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ruled out impaired driving as the cause of the collision.
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Westboro Station
Ottawa, Ontario
45°23′48″N 75°45′05″W / 45.396735°N 75.751522°W / 45.396735; -75.751522
OC Transpo
OC Transpo
double-decker bus
Westboro Station
Ottawa Police Service
Transportation Safety Board
"3 dead in bus crash at Ottawa transit station"
CBC News
"All three killed in Friday crash were on OC Transpo bus, police chief clarifies"
Ottawa Citizen
"Victims of Westboro Station bus crash identified"
Ottawa Citizen
"Experts call on TSB to investigate fatal Ottawa bus crash"
The Globe and Mail
"We should let the Transportation Safety Board dig deeper on Westboro crash"
Ottawa Citizen
"All three victims were passengers on Ottawa bus when it crashed, police chief confirms"
The Canadian Press
The Globe and Mail
"OC Transpo driver faces dozens of criminal charges in Westboro bus crash"
"Driver in fatal OC Transpo bus crash facing 38 criminal charges"
"Ottawa bus driver acquitted of all charges in fatal Westboro crash"
Categories
2019 disasters in Canada
Bus incidents in Canada
Accidental deaths in Ontario
2019 road incidents

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