01-05-2020, 01:24 PM
I just noticed that the CTV item on this incident contains (or passes along) incorrect information:
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/pedestrian-...-1.4753011
It says that “Waterloo Regional Police say this is the first road fatality of the year in Waterloo Region”. This is not a road fatality — it is a railway fatality.
If it occurred on an on-road segment then there would actually be an interesting discussion to be had as to whether it would be a road fatality, but since it occurred many metres from a road on a non-road segment of track, it cannot reasonably be considered a road fatality.
Sad either way, but I would hope that the official statistics will be maintained correctly.
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/pedestrian-...-1.4753011
It says that “Waterloo Regional Police say this is the first road fatality of the year in Waterloo Region”. This is not a road fatality — it is a railway fatality.
If it occurred on an on-road segment then there would actually be an interesting discussion to be had as to whether it would be a road fatality, but since it occurred many metres from a road on a non-road segment of track, it cannot reasonably be considered a road fatality.
Sad either way, but I would hope that the official statistics will be maintained correctly.