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    Two deaf friends are both killed by oncoming train during Portuguese vacation because they couldn’t hear its horn

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    Two deaf friends are both killed by oncoming train during Portuguese vacation because they couldn't hear its horn

    Two deaf women vacationing in Portugal were struck and killed by a train despite its conductor trying to warn them by sounding a horn.

    Guylaine Boulanger, 62, and Élise Bénard, 66, from Quebec, Canada, were travelling with two other hearing-impaired women on September 13 when the tragic collision occurred.

    The women were taking pictures by the Douro River near the Barqueiros station in Mesao Frio, about 50 miles from Porto, at the the time of the crash, Correio da Manhã reported.

    The train’s conductor told the Portugal Resident that when he saw the woman on the tracks, he blew his horn and applied the brakes, but the train could not stop in time.

    ‘The scene was terrible, indescribable, a tragedy,’ a passenger aboard the train told the publication.

    The other two women traveling with the victims were not injured and were reportedly still taking photos when Boulanger and Bénard were hit.

    Both women were well-known in the deaf community, and many mourners took to Facebook to share their condolences.

    ‘Bon voyage to both of you, Guylaine Boulanger, Élise Bénard, rest in peace,’ one wrote.

    The Portuguese government announced that it is investigating the accident.

    The Daily Mail spoke to Global Affairs Canada which said Canadian officials confirmed that the two women were killed but did not release additional information.

    ‘Consular officials are in contact with local authorities and are in contact with the families involved to provide consular assistance,’ Global Affairs Canada said in a statement.

    ‘Due to privacy considerations, no further information can be disclosed.’

    Bénard’s cousin, Serge Adam, described her a ‘funny’ and a ‘great person,’ according to the Journal of Montreal.

    ‘We don’t understand what happened, they might not have heard the train,’ he said of the incident.

    The outlet also noted that Boulanger had just retired from her job as a mail carrier.

    This is the second public transportation tragedy this month in Portugal involving citizens from Quebec.

    In early September, a tram crashed in Lisbon, killing 17 people, including André Bergeron and his wife, Blandine Daux.

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