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Truck strikes car, killing 2 on Highway 401

The Ontario Provincial Police have reported that two people were killed in a May 10 collision on Highway 401 involving a car and a tractor-trailer. One of the accident victims was a 13-year-old child. Authorities say that the cause of the accident is still being investigated. However, the sequence of events indicate that a negligent driver may have been responsible.

According to an OPP report, the accident took place around 2:30 p.m. in the vicinity of Mull Road. A tractor-trailer in the westbound lanes of Ontario Highway 401 struck a car after it strayed across the center median and into the path of oncoming traffic.… Continue Reading

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Relatives sue unsafe driver after 3-death collision

On June 26, 2009, a 40-year-old man killed three other individuals while operating his vehicle. The deceased included an 81-year-old bicycle rider, a newlywed couple whose vehicle was rear-ended and the couple’s dog. When the motorist was convicted on triple counts of dangerous driving causing death, he received a suspended sentence.

At the time of reporting, the man remained subject to a decade-long driving probation and three years of probation. In the aftermath of the deaths, the victims’ families sued the negligent driver, and a later investigation by the Ontario ombudsman revealed that the man should not have been operating a motor vehicle in the first place.… Continue Reading

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