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2 - The. Canadien Champion, Tueaday, November 23, 19M "The business that conaiders itseif immune ta the necessity for advertising smon- er or later finds itseif immune ta business." Derby Brown By STEVE LeBLANO The Champion Sickening and senselesa. That's how Milton's Brian Renwick describes the fatal railway crossing acci- dent on Thompson Road Friday. Icate neane &oa ispeie ThentrmM 885 Main St. E., Unit 3 8780w Witness calis crash sickening, senseless The 44-year-old saw the early momning collision from nearby Stonehaven Ferma Transport - where he's émployed as a driver mnd was juat starting the day when tragedy stnick. *Ihey tre torn it," he said of dhe three young maies in a sports utility vehicle, which struck the railway's crossiiig amin before being rammed by a freight train. He said the baniers and lights were func- tional at the timè. -They almost made it across but the train bit the rear left aide and spun it right aruund. It blew me away." Having once worked et a funeral home, the local man aaid seeing a dead body didn't upaet hlm as much as the beer bottle box lying on the road - end oealizing Ihat tus crash probably could have been avoid- ecL «I played it over in my mind ail day. lt'a just totally senseleas." Mr. Renwick, the only known witneas to the incident administered aid until police and emergency crews errived. He couldn't do much for the trepped dri- ver, but helped out the disoriented front seat passesiger - keeping him, off the road and away fromn hie deceased faiend. "I was afraid seeing thet, he might go into shock. He could walk but waa poetty dazed," aaid the long-time Miltoniam. "I just did what I could until the cops showed up, which was only a couple of minutes later." jMr. Renwick oemained on the scene for janother 45 minutes and then took tue day off work. It was herd to think about any- thing else. It was just unree."