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Heroic action saves survivors after Canadian rail crash
Train No. 16 from Detroit to Toronto cut loose to avoid a worse wreck when it crashed into a rear passenger train near Dundas. W. C. Rice of Toronto was hailed as a hero after helping six passengers from splintered cars before collapsing from injuries. A hospital train was dispatched and dozens injured or dead were treated in Hamilton.
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Detroit
Burrell
W. C. Rice
Toronto
Rice
Hamilton
Douglas Mackie
John Kennedy
Dundas
W. A. Kingsland
Central Region
Canadian National 5 Ways
Points East
London
Dundas Siding
T. C. Hudson
Piggott
Dundas Valley
Donald McFarlane
Ageas
Canada
Kingsland
Dunas
Hamilton General Hospital
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