London police are reminding people to be careful near train tracks after a woman suffered serious injuries early Friday morning.
Emergency crews were called to the tracks just off Richmond Street south of Piccadilly Street around 3 a.m. Friday. When they arrived, they found a 24-year-old woman with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. She was taken to hospital.
In the wake of the incident, police have released a list of precautions they urge people to take near train crossings.
- Never go around lowered gates or try to beat an oncoming train to a rail crossing
- Be prepared to stop at all railway crossings
- Stay alert. Look and listen in both directions so that you know when trains are approaching
- Leave your vehicle if it stalls or gets stuck in a crossing. Get yourself and all of your passengers out and call 911 immediately
- Don’t use train tracks as a shortcut or a path. Trains do not always run on schedule and are faster and quieter than you may think
