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04-26-2007, 10:56 AM
TRURO — A Colchester County man whose truck collided with a passenger train in March 2005 is suing Via Rail Canada Inc. and Canadian National Railway Co. for alleged negligence and improper conduct.
A lawyer for Enos William Crouse of MacKays Siding filed an originating notice recently in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Truro.
Mr. Crouse stated in court documents he was driving his 2000 Ford half-ton truck on March 31 on what’s known locally as the Cement Plant Road near Brookfield and was approaching the intersection of the road and railway when his vehicle was hit by the train.
"The train hit close to the front wheel on the drivers side of the plaintiff’s motor vehicle, severed the motor in two pieces and threw the plaintiff into a body of water located to the north of the intersection," state court documents.
Mr. Crouse claims he sustained a dislocated left shoulder, two broken feet, bruises on his stomach and back injuries. Some of the injuries, he says, were both severe and permanent.
His lawyer, Gerard Scanlan of Truro, said in a telephone interview Wednesday his client is claiming he was not given sufficient warning of the approaching train.
The allegations have not been proven in court and the two companies have not filed a defence.
Mr. Crouse is seeking unspecified damages for his injuries, damage to his vehicle and loss of income.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/743010.html
A lawyer for Enos William Crouse of MacKays Siding filed an originating notice recently in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Truro.
Mr. Crouse stated in court documents he was driving his 2000 Ford half-ton truck on March 31 on what’s known locally as the Cement Plant Road near Brookfield and was approaching the intersection of the road and railway when his vehicle was hit by the train.
"The train hit close to the front wheel on the drivers side of the plaintiff’s motor vehicle, severed the motor in two pieces and threw the plaintiff into a body of water located to the north of the intersection," state court documents.
Mr. Crouse claims he sustained a dislocated left shoulder, two broken feet, bruises on his stomach and back injuries. Some of the injuries, he says, were both severe and permanent.
His lawyer, Gerard Scanlan of Truro, said in a telephone interview Wednesday his client is claiming he was not given sufficient warning of the approaching train.
The allegations have not been proven in court and the two companies have not filed a defence.
Mr. Crouse is seeking unspecified damages for his injuries, damage to his vehicle and loss of income.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/743010.html