Deadly Lac-Mégantic Oil Train Disaster Was Avoidable Corporate Crime

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By Justin MikulkaOct 24, 2017, 8:39 pm234 pts
Damning new testimony from an engineer of the locomotive involved in the deadly 2013 oil train disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Canada, reveals several ways corporate cost-cutting directly led to the accident, which claimed 47 lives. Click here for reuse options! Tags: Lac-Megantic Lac Megantic oil trains canada

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