Sad story this morning
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The woman was crossing 36th Street at Marlborough Drive N.E. at about 7:10 p.m. with a male companion Thursday when she was struck by a southbound train. Traffic officials said the crossing's warning system was active at the time, with the guards lowered, and the lights and bells all on to warn of an oncoming train. It is unclear at this time how the warning failed to prevent the collision.
Witnesses say the C-Train driver stepped on the brakes and blew the horn as he approached the intersection of 36th Street and 8th Avenue N. E., but the woman kept walking.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Wo...872/story.html
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As sad as it was, I was more annoyed by the first 2 comments that were blaming the driver or the c-train. While it's nicer to have an underground c-train all the way, it would also take 10X the cost and time to do that. Some times, people have to take responsibility for their own actions, including looking both ways when crossing the street