St-Henri railway crossing among most dangerous in Canada

One of Canada's most dangerousrailway crossings is located in Montreal's Southwest borough.

The triple track at the intersection ofde Courcelleand St-Jacques streets in St-Henrihas made the list of the top 25 rail crossings, where there are more accidents than anywhere elsein the country, according to a CBC analysis.

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Since 2000, there has been a total of six accidents including one fatality and three injuries.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a VIA rail passenger train in 2008.

About 53 trains use the tracks every day, including VIA rail passenger trains at speeds of 65 km/h.

The incidents, while not all serious, include crashes between trains and cars, bicyclesand pedestrians.

St-Henriis not the only Quebec municipality to make the top-25list.There have been three deaths due to accidents atthe railcrossinginLes Coteaux, west of Montreal, since 2002.

'We need to know about these things'

Craig Sauv,the city councillor representing Saint-HenriLittle-BurgundyPoint-Saint-Charles, says this is the first time he's heard the crossing in his own borough is one of Canada's worst.

"We need to know what's going on," Sauv said. "So CN, CP have to be forthright with the municipalities and they have to be accountable to the municipalities."

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Sauv wantsrail companies to be more transparent about safety issues, sayingit's time for them to sit down with local authorities and work together.

"We can do analyses, we've got expertise on the ground, we know citizens, we have community groups," Sauv said.

"We can help but we need to know about these things."

Rail deaths in Les Coteaux

In LesCoteaux, a municipality located west of Montreal in theMontrgie, there have been three fatalities since 2002 at the busy CN crossing onSauvStreet.

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The railway has been the location of sixaccidents since 2002 despite flashing lights, bells and an automated gate.

About 50 trains pass each day.