Ontario Community Newspapers

Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 14 Mar 1984, p. 17

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w da Section-Two Wednesday, March 14,1984 Sixty-five Vehicles Involved in Pile-up mi Town of Newcastle firefighters worked for close stroyed by fire but no one was trapped in any of the to an hour to free three people from the twisted burning cars, wreckage of this Malibu. Several cars were de- Joyce Tinker, 59, of Richmond, Vermont, died in Town of Newcastle Fire Department, Ontario Pro- the multi-car collision Sunday morning. Her hus- vincial Police, Durham Regional Police, and On- band was hospitalized. Rescue workers from the tario Hydro helped to free trapped passengers. Firefighters quickly extinguished the burning a chartered bus involved in the crash, to beat the cars before any of the trapped victims were burned. sub-zero weather and high winds. After the fire was out, passengers climbed back into This car took to the air as cars piled into it from behind. High winds and blowing snow made driving extremely hazardous across Ontario. Another accident accident related death occurred on 401 near Milton. . *rV /' <" A total of 65 vehicles were involved in the pile-up lances from as far away as Toronto were called in that claimed one life and injured dozens. Ambu- to transport the injured. Harlan Rock, his wife Sharron, daughter Cami and friend Nancy Pearce of Schuyler Falls, New York, were recovering at Trinity United Church after being in the 401 accident and fortunately were not seriously gpl. injured, although their car was a write-off. When this picture was taken, they were wondering how they were going to get home. Fifty-five people were treated at Bowmanville's was transferred to the Hospital for Sick Children Memorial Hospital, but only one was admitted. One while another went to Sunnybrook Medical Centre, Ambulances from a wide area were despatched to Included was this ambulance bus, about to return to the Bowinanville area to take care of the injured. Toronto.

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