Vivienne Norman, left, is seen in a photo with her sister Brittney and mom Ruth.
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The Star found several easily accessible routes up to the train tracks near where Vivienne Norman was killed, including a section with no fence at all.
Mahdis Habibinia
The family of a teen killed by a UP Express train is pleading Metrolinx to upgrade barricades in their neighbourhood, where kids continue visiting accessible hangout spots next to open train tracks.
www.thestar.com
March 27 2024
Vivienne and her boyfriend
died on March 4 after being struck by a UP Express train while out for a walk in what Metrolinx has described as a case of “misadventure.” Her family is now pleading for the transit agency to upgrade barricades in the area around Weston Road and Black Creek Drive, where neighbourhood teens frequently trek the muddy trails that lead up overpasses to concealed hangout spots, using one among several easily accessible routes seen by the Star in recent days''.
''The pair relayed to the Star details of a security video the police and coroner’s office described to them. They said they were told Vivienne and her boyfriend were walking on eastbound tracks when they appeared to move onto the westbound tracks to avoid an approaching train, but another train was fast approaching on the westbound tracks. The family says the two teens appeared to never see it before they were struck.''