Cobalt Accident Last Night
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It was an accident so horrific that even though it happened at around 12:30am Wednesday morning, it affected rush hour traffic more than eight hours later.
Police spent much of Wednesday morning cleaning up, after a fiery crash killed two people and shut down a large section of the westbound 401 at Warden Ave.
It began after a driver in a Chevrolet Cobalt apparently attempted to make a lane change in the collector lanes without being aware there was a tractor-trailer coming up beside him.
That’s when disaster struck.
“The driver lost control and he actually swerved under the wheels of the big rig,” explains O.P.P. Sgt. Cam Woolley. “The car got wedged underneath, burst into flames and the truck actually overturned and went right through the guardrails. It was carrying 50,000 pounds … of paper and it caught on fire. The truck driver escaped, but unfortunately the car's completely crushed and we have two victims that died in the crash.”
The small vehicle was virtually melted in the intense heat that followed and only a shell of the car remains as mute evidence of the blaze.
The names of the victims haven’t been released, but the driver was a 22-year-old husband and father from Quebec. The body of the passenger was so badly burned, authorities are said to be having trouble determining if it was a man or a woman.
Tow truck driver Jason McCormack has observed a lot of wrecks. But he’s never seen one quite like this. “It bothers you,” he admits. “You think about it. It haunts you once in awhile.”
As crews struggled to clear the mess, a long stretch of North America's busiest highway from Warden all the way to the 404 was closed.
That created the expected chaos during the morning rush, with drivers who had no choice but to use the 401 stuck in endless delays and those seeking alternatives equally bogged down in traffic.
Things were much easier on the way back, after the highway finally re-opened just after noon.
Police spent much of Wednesday morning cleaning up, after a fiery crash killed two people and shut down a large section of the westbound 401 at Warden Ave.
It began after a driver in a Chevrolet Cobalt apparently attempted to make a lane change in the collector lanes without being aware there was a tractor-trailer coming up beside him.
That’s when disaster struck.
“The driver lost control and he actually swerved under the wheels of the big rig,” explains O.P.P. Sgt. Cam Woolley. “The car got wedged underneath, burst into flames and the truck actually overturned and went right through the guardrails. It was carrying 50,000 pounds … of paper and it caught on fire. The truck driver escaped, but unfortunately the car's completely crushed and we have two victims that died in the crash.”
The small vehicle was virtually melted in the intense heat that followed and only a shell of the car remains as mute evidence of the blaze.
The names of the victims haven’t been released, but the driver was a 22-year-old husband and father from Quebec. The body of the passenger was so badly burned, authorities are said to be having trouble determining if it was a man or a woman.
Tow truck driver Jason McCormack has observed a lot of wrecks. But he’s never seen one quite like this. “It bothers you,” he admits. “You think about it. It haunts you once in awhile.”
As crews struggled to clear the mess, a long stretch of North America's busiest highway from Warden all the way to the 404 was closed.
That created the expected chaos during the morning rush, with drivers who had no choice but to use the 401 stuck in endless delays and those seeking alternatives equally bogged down in traffic.
Things were much easier on the way back, after the highway finally re-opened just after noon.
Originally posted by Hardwrkr:
If he had of only checked his blind spot and been aware of other traffic he could have saved all that paper. What a waste.
If he had of only checked his blind spot and been aware of other traffic he could have saved all that paper. What a waste.
Apparently from waht I heard, the computer in the car read about 157 at the time of the accident. I'm not 100% sure on that, BUT, if that was the case... I have no sympathies. Dangerous driving at that speed could've killed a lot more people.
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Originally posted by JohnnyToronto:
Apparently from waht I heard, the computer in the car read about 157 at the time of the accident. I'm not 100% sure on that, BUT, if that was the case... I have no sympathies. Dangerous driving at that speed could've killed a lot more people.
Apparently from waht I heard, the computer in the car read about 157 at the time of the accident. I'm not 100% sure on that, BUT, if that was the case... I have no sympathies. Dangerous driving at that speed could've killed a lot more people.
lol Not saying he wasn't but that explanation is also an arguement.
“The driver lost control and he actually swerved under the wheels of the big rig,” explains O.P.P. Sgt. Cam Woolley. “The car got wedged underneath, burst into flames and the truck actually overturned and went right through the guardrails. It was carrying 50,000 pounds … of paper and it caught on fire. The truck driver escaped, but unfortunately the car's completely crushed and we have two victims that died in the crash.”
This says nothing about any car cutting off anything. He drove under the wheels of the truck.
This says nothing about any car cutting off anything. He drove under the wheels of the truck.
Originally posted by Dukk:
damn GM cars anyways...
damn GM cars anyways...
Those things are death traps anyways [img]tongue.gif[/img]
[ September 29, 2005, 05:16 PM: Message edited by: Drew ]
