Woman Dies on Illegal Train Crossing, Safety Calls Grow

0:00A 26-year-old woman died after a train struck her Tuesday morning in Montreal's mile-end neighborhood. It happened around 9 a.m. on tracks under the van horn overpass, and she was pronounced dead right there at the scene. Police have set up a safety perimeter and are calling it an accidental death for now, though they're still figuring out why she was on the tracks. This spot is a well-known illegal shortcut that links mile-end in Plateau Montréal to Rosemain-Burrow. Those of folks cross there every day despite the risks, and it's not the first tragedy. Another woman lost her life in the same area, back in 20. 22. Sparking calls for better safety. Local groups have pushed the rail owner, CPKC, for over a decade to build a proper pedestrian crossing, saying the fences just get cut anyway. Even federally, an NDP bill in 2016 aimed to force such fixes but went nowhere. Meanwhile, as police investigate, global news reached out to CPKC for their take, and the push for real change at this deadly path keeps gaining.

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