(Gatineau, Quebec, September 5, 2006) - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will release, on September 6, 2006, its final investigation report (R05T0030) into the accident that occurred in Brockville, Ontario, on February 17, 2005, during which a young girl lost her life and a second received serious injuries while crossing double railway tracks near their school. The report will be released at a news conference in Brockville on Wednesday, September 6, at 10:00 a.m. (eastern daylight time).
The TSB Chair, the Director of Investigations (Rail) and the Investigator-in-Charge will present the Board's findings and provide information about the investigation. A question and answer period will follow the news conference.
Reporters will be able to review the report under embargo beginning at 9:30 a.m. (eastern daylight time) until the beginning of the news conference. The final report R05T0030 will be available on the TSB Web site at www.tsb.gc.ca at 10:00 a.m. (eastern daylight time).
Where:
The Royal Brock
Brock A
100 Stewart Boulevard
Brockville, Ontario
The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway and aviation transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
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John Cottreau
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or
Geneviève Lamarche
Media Relations Specialist
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