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Hit by train

Hit by train

Date12/31/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hit by train: Leo Francis Lapointe; 20; of no fixed address; was rushed to St. Michael's Hospital yesterday with a suspected broken jaw after his head was struck by a northbound Yonge St. subway train at Dundas station. Police said Lapointe was horsing around on the platform when the accident occurred.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001132F
Man hit by train. A 51-year-old man was struck by a slow-moving freight train as he tried to cross the tracks at Osler St., north of Dupont St., last (...)
Man hit by train. A 51-year-old man was struck by a slow-moving freight train as he tried to cross the tracks at Osler St., north of Dupont St., last (...)
8/26/1991
The mangled wreck of the Toronto Transit Commission bus that was hit by a GO train on St
The mangled wreck of the Toronto Transit Commission bus that was hit by a GO train on St
12/15/1975
Wreckage of TTC bus lies strewn along tracks after being hit by go train
Wreckage of TTC bus lies strewn along tracks after being hit by go train
12/2/1975
Train hits silo, silo crushes car
Train hits silo, silo crushes car
8/17/1986
No contest: There's usually not much left when a moving train hits a car or truck, as the driver of this wreck discovered last year when he left it stalled on a Scarborough railway line
No contest: There's usually not much left when a moving train hits a car or truck, as the driver of this wreck discovered last year when he left it stalled on a Scarborough railway line
7/19/1988
Fatal path: A Whitby pedestrian yesterday heads for the illegal railway crossing where Stephen Buker, inset, died Tuesday when he was hit by a train
Fatal path: A Whitby pedestrian yesterday heads for the illegal railway crossing where Stephen Buker, inset, died Tuesday when he was hit by a train
9/4/1991
Two CN trains collided in York borough today, injuring the engineer of one train and derailing six cars of another
Two CN trains collided in York borough today, injuring the engineer of one train and derailing six cars of another
7/15/1975
A close call. Eastbound GO train passengers were shaken last night when the engine of their train sideswiped one of eight derailed freight cars near W(...)
A close call. Eastbound GO train passengers were shaken last night when the engine of their train sideswiped one of eight derailed freight cars near W(...)
1/9/1979
Death scene: The broom and safety hat of the railway worker killed by a train this morning lie in the snow 150 feet from where the train came to a stop
Death scene: The broom and safety hat of the railway worker killed by a train this morning lie in the snow 150 feet from where the train came to a stop
1/20/1982
Train derails in west end. CP Rail workers police wait for a crane to lift a boxcar, part of a freight train that derailed after being sideswiped by a(...)
Train derails in west end. CP Rail workers police wait for a crane to lift a boxcar, part of a freight train that derailed after being sideswiped by a(...)
5/10/1990
A memorial service was held yesterday at the Scarborough Civic Centre for the nine persons killed in the collision of a TTC bus and a GO train Friday.(...)
A memorial service was held yesterday at the Scarborough Civic Centre for the nine persons killed in the collision of a TTC bus and a GO train Friday.(...)
12/16/1975
Two Trains collide at Go station - two passengers wearing neck Braces sharing cough drops
Two Trains collide at Go station - two passengers wearing neck Braces sharing cough drops
11/19/1997