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Valgemetsa Camp for Children Organises a Safety Day
Valgemetsa children’s cam invited OLE to tell children and young people about the issues related to railway safety. In addition to OLE, lectures on safety were held by the police and rescue experts. Although the day was quite exhausting both for the audience and presenters, there was no doubt that the time was spent in…
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OLE Attends Paide Town Safety Day
On August 22 Paide town square hosted a safety day organised by the Paide Commando of Western Estonian Rescue Centre. The event attracted a large number of town residents and people who are ready to contribute to increasing people’s awareness about safety related matters on a daily basis. OLE was happy to see that in…
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Elderly Man Hit by Train Dies in Hospital
Yesterday (22 August 2010) died a man hit by a train in Harju County. The identity of the deceased is not yet determined. At 2.30 PM the police was notified that an elderly man got hit by a train going towards Tartu in Lagedi railway station, Harju County, said to Delfi Aleksandra Solntseva, PR Officer…
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Young Man Hit by Train Rescued
On Saturday (1 August 2010), rescue personnel assisted Marko (1979) who was hit by a train in Rakvere. The young man was taken to a hospital. Saturday at 4.30 AM the emergency response centre received information that a person has been hit by train in Narva street, Rakvere. The rescue personnel handed the injured man…
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51-year Old Injured in Train Accident
On July 12 around 4.09 PM a traffic accident took place on the 7th kilometre of the Jõhvi-Vask-Narva road in Illuka Rural Municipality of Ida Viru County. A Mercedes Benz lorry with a trailer driven by 51 years old Gennadi drove in front of a freight train operated by Sergei (52). The lorry driver was…
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PRESS RELEASE ILCAD 2010
“Act safely at level crossings!” International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) on 22 June 2010 (Paris/Brussels, 21 June 2010) Despite all the measures taken to indicate the presence of level crossings and make them safe, too many road users and pedestrians are killed or injured at such crossings each year right around the world. Almost…
