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Oakville Beaver, 23 Jan 2020, p. 9

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9 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,January 23,2020 insidehalton.com Miraculously no one was injured but hundreds of passengers were left stranded after a GO Train struck a tow truck on the tracks in Oakville Friday night. The crash occurred on the westbound tracks near Burloak Drive and Wyecroft Road at aboutWyecroft Road at aboutW 7:30 p.m. The truck was partially on the tracks when it was struck. Halton police said the train came to a safe stop and "thankfully there were no injuries reported by any of the Go Train em- ployees, the passengers on the train, or the involved tow truck driver." The tow truck was parked partially on the tracks hooking up a disa- bled vehicle when the rail- way crossing arms came down, police said. It was too late for the driver to move the tow truck out of the way. The incident caused "major delays and disrup- tion" to Go Train services, Halton police said in a statement. As for the stranded passengers, Go Transit officials arranged for buses to transportfor buses to transportf them to their destina- tions. Anyone with informa- tion pertaining to the inci- dent is asked to call Hal- ton Regional Police at 905- 825 4747, ext. 2210 or 2205. NEWS GO TRAIN CRASHES INTO TOW TRUCK, LEAVING PASSENGERS STRANDED (From left) Police are looking for witnesses to the crash. Police are investigating a collision involving a tow truck that was reportedly stopped partially on the railway tracks while hooking-up a disabled vehicle before being struck by a westbound GO train. Graham Paine/Torstar Hover your camera app over this code to see more deals. featuring HOME INONTHE SAVINGS! with Your only destination for more coupons, more flyers, more savings. Products displayed are based on a sample of flyers available on Save.ca as of today's date, and are subject to change based on product availability and each user's location. See these deals and more at SAVE.CA

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