Wed, October 8, 2003
Driver 'had no chance'
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BRAMPTON -- A man was killed yesterday after his SUV collided with two trucks and burst into flames. The identity of the man, who was trapped inside the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee, will be confirmed through dental records and released after his family is notified.
Peel Const. Wendy Sims said the Jeep was travelling east when a westbound rig suddenly crossed the median on Steeles Ave. west of Hwy. 50 at 6:50 a.m.
She said the Jeep spun and was hit by an eastbound five-tonne panel truck. The panel truck was then hit head-on by the tractor.
The SUV landed on the driver's side in the south ditch and burst into flames.
Two men in the five-tonne truck, aged 21 and 24 years old, were shot through the front windshield of their vehicle, suffering multiple injuries, including broken bones. They were conscious when they were taken to Etobicoke General Hospital.
Police said their conditions improved greatly as the day progressed.
The 46-year-old Toronto tractor-trailer driver walked away unhurt from his demolished and twisted rig, which landed on its side.
"We don't know if the impact or the fire killed the driver," Sims said of the SUV victim.
The man was burned beyond recognition, she said.
"He had no chance," Sims said. "This was horrific. Nobody deserves to die like that."
There were no skid marks on the road before the impact point and police are unsure where the tractor-trailer cab crossed the centre line, she said.
Police were surprised only one person, associated with the two men in the panel truck, stopped after the accident. Although there were numerous calls made to emergency services, passersby didn't stop to speak with police.
Traffic investigators relied on the rig driver to give them an idea of the sequence of events, but investigators don't yet know why the rig crossed the centre line.
No charges have been laid at this point in the investigation
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I read this in todays paper, You should have seen the truck...I am amazed that one of the truck drivers walked away from this accident.
It just sounds so horrific the way the accident was explained in the article. Getting hit by one truck would suck...But then getting hit by another one....
