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More than 20 crashes on Valley Line train since southeast LRT leg opened

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Edmonton ’s Valley Line train has been involved in more than 20 crashes since the southeast leg opened to riders last November .

Trains collided with vehicles at least 18 times since the line opened Nov. 4 .

Pedestrians and cyclists were struck by a train, or ran into the train themselves, five times.

Two crashes alone happened on the line this weekone involving a semi-truck, the other a cyclist.

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