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Les passages à niveau de plus en plus dangereux: les accidents en hausse

Les passages à niveau de plus en plus dangereux
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Le nombre d'accidents à des passages à niveau semblables à celui qui a fait six morts, mercredi à Ottawa, est en hausse au Canada : il a augmenté de plus de 10 % ces dernières années.

Au Canada, on compte environ 37 000 passages à niveau. Même si depuis 10 ans, la tendance est à la baisse, au cours des deux dernières années, le nombre d'accidents à ces passages à niveau a augmenté, passant de 170 à 189 l'an dernier - une hausse de 11 %.

C'est au Manitoba et en Saskatchewan que l'on compte le plus grand nombre d'accidents.

Selon Raynald Marchand, du Conseil canadien de la sécurité, cette tendance est attribuable en grande partie à l'augmentation du trafic ferroviaire dans l'ouest du Canada.

« Il y a une expansion économique, particulièrement en Saskatchewan, donc on a plus de personnes, plus de trains, plus de volumes sur les passages à niveau, explique-t-il. Et lorsqu'on a beaucoup de volume, on a possiblement des collisions ou des risques de collusion. »

Chaque année, selon le Conseil canadien de la sécurité, le gouvernement fédéral et l'Association des chemins de fer du Canada injectent des fonds pour améliorer la sécurité des passages à niveau.

« Mais il reste qu'il faut faire beaucoup pour éduquer les gens, fait-il remarquer. Lorsqu'on arrive à un passage à niveau, il faut porter attention, puisque le train ne peut pas dévier de sa voie. Le train ne peut pas s'arrêter. »

De son côté, le Fonds mondial du patrimoine ferroviaire demande à Ottawa d'éliminer presque tous les passages à niveau dans les grandes villes du pays - une facture qui s'annonce salée.

D'après le reportage de Jean-Philippe Robillard

Attention: les photos qui suivent peuvent choquer.

Ottawa Crash, Sept. 2013
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OC Transpo bus that collided with a VIA Rail passenger train at the Fallowfield Station in Ottawa. (credit:TSB Canada, Flickr)
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Side view of the VIA Rail train that collided with an OC Transpo bus in Ottawa. (credit:TSB Canada, Flickr)
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Officials investigate at the scene of a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
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A woman holds her head while sitting on a bus brought in for for people who were involved in a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
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A passenger is taken to an ambulance following a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The collision at a level crossing took place at the peak of the morning commute. Passengers on the bus say they screamed at the driver to stop just before the crash, and witnesses on the ground said the bus plowed directly into the side of the passing, four-car train. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)
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Police block off a city bus following a collision with a Via Rail train in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The collision at a level crossing took place at the peak of the morning commute. Passengers on the bus say they screamed at the driver to stop just before the crash, and witnesses on the ground said the bus plowed directly into the side of the passing, four-car train. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)
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A police officer checks the scene following a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The collision at a level crossing took place at the peak of the morning commute. Passengers on the bus say they screamed at the driver to stop just before the crash, and witnesses on the ground said the bus plowed directly into the side of the passing, four-car train. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)
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A passenger is taken to an ambulance following a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The collision at a level crossing took place at the peak of the morning commute. Passengers on the bus say they screamed at the driver to stop just before the crash, and witnesses on the ground said the bus plowed directly into the side of the passing, four-car train. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)
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A man carries a child following a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
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The scene following a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
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The scene following a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
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A Via Rail train and city bus are seen following a collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
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A Via Rail train and city bus are seen following a collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
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A passenger is taken to an ambulance following a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/)
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A passenger is taken to an ambulance following a Via Rail train and city bus collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/)
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A Via Rail train and a city bus collided in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Terry Pedwell)
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A Via Rail train and a city bus collided in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Terry Pedwell)
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A Via Rail train and a city bus collided in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Terry Pedwell)
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People are helped following a Via Rail train and a city bus collision in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Terry Pedwell)
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A Via Rail train and a city bus collided in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The front end of the bus was severely damaged. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Terry Pedwell)
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A Via Rail train and a city bus collided in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Terry Pedwell)
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A Via Rail train and a city bus collided in Ottawa\'s west end Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The front end of the bus was severely damaged. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Terry Pedwell)
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@ohpinion8ted: \"It ain\'t good. People definitely injured or worse. #ottnews #ottawa pic.twitter.com/CPweyGCaHX\" (credit:@ohpinion8ted, Twitter)
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