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Two brothers, 19 and 22, dead after being struck by a light-rail train near Montreal
Simon and Samuel Brochu died after crossing REM tracks near Highway 10; a third man survived while one victim faced life-threatening injuries, police said.
- On Saturday, Simon Brochu, 19, and Samuel Brochu, 22, of St-Rémi were struck and killed by an automated REM light-rail train near Du Quartier station in Brossard around 3 a.m.
- Police say the three young men attempted to cross REM tracks to reach the other side of Highway 10 despite an oncoming REM train.
- Among the three, the 22-year-old remains in critical condition while the other 19-year-old is out of danger, and a third 19-year-old man survived the collision, police said.
- REM operator Pulsar suspended service between Brossard and Panama and deployed shuttle buses while the Sûreté du Québec leads an ongoing investigation with Longueuil police as emergency crews stayed through Monday morning.
- Authorities warned the public never to cross REM tracks and reiterated safety measures; Pulsar and officials noted the fenced REM right-of-way prevents access and characterized the crash as following an intrusion onto the tracks.
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The death of two brothers, struck by a train from the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) at the end of the week, profoundly upset a community in the South Shore of Montreal.
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Two brothers, 19 and 22, dead after being struck by a light-rail train near Montreal
MONTREAL — Two brothers from a town southwest of Montreal have been identified as the victims of a fatal collision with a light-rail train over the weekend. Simon and Samuel Brochu, both of St-Rémi, Que.
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