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How could driver head towards still car with baby inside?
Even though the car is not parked in the right place, driver should never hit it.
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Child killed in car-bus collision
Parents of 18-month-old hospitalized; Toronto couple had friends in area
Karen Snider, with files from Zev Singer
The Ottawa Citizen
Monday, July 14, 2003
CREDIT: Brigitte Bouvier, The Ottawa Citizen
OC Transpo has been fully co-operating with the police investigation, an OC Transpo spokesman says.
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A baby was killed yesterday and two adults injured, one seriously, when a bus rear-ended their car while it was stopped along Highway 174 near Montreal Road.
The man driving the car was taken to the Ottawa Hospital's Civic campus with life-threatening injuries. The injuries to a woman who was seated on the passenger side of the car were not life-threatening, police said.
No names have been released yet.
The couple are from the Toronto area, but police said they have friends in the Ottawa area.
Late yesterday police had still not contacted the couple's family and Sgt. Paul Holland said he did not think they have family members in Canada.
Police believe their 2004 Chrysler was stopped in the bus lane when it was hit by the OC Transpo bus just before 11 a.m.
The impact of the collision pushed the trunk almost into the front seat of the car, investigators later discovered.
The 18-month-old child was taken to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and pronounced dead. Officers would not confirm whether the child was a boy or girl.
Sgt. Holland said there was a child seat in the back of the car, but he would not say whether the child was in the seat at the time.
Police did not know why the Chrysler had pulled off the highway.
There were at least three passengers on the bus at the time of the collision and one was taken by ambulance to the hospital for minor injuries.
The bus driver was not injured, police said.
No charges have been laid.
All eastbound lanes in the stretch of highway between Montreal Road and Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard were closed for almost seven hours while officers investigated.
Sgt. Dave Turnbull said last night that not only was eastbound traffic rerouted, but traffic from the westbound lanes had to be rerouted as well when a huge backup built up because of drivers slowing down to look.
"There was no reason," Sgt. Turnbull said about the rubber-necking. "Westbound should have been a clear trip."
Michael Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for the City of Ottawa, said OC Transpo has been fully co-operating with the police investigation.
He said the transit authority is also trying to help the driver deal emotionally with what happened.
"The driver has been given some counselling," he said. "It's just a horrible situation."
Until more is known about how the accident occurred, OC Transpo cannot comment any further, Mr. Fitzpatrick said.
"It is a tragic accident," he said.
How could driver head towards still car with baby inside?
Even though the car is not parked in the right place, driver should never hit it.
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Child killed in car-bus collision
Parents of 18-month-old hospitalized; Toronto couple had friends in area
Karen Snider, with files from Zev Singer
The Ottawa Citizen
Monday, July 14, 2003
CREDIT: Brigitte Bouvier, The Ottawa Citizen
OC Transpo has been fully co-operating with the police investigation, an OC Transpo spokesman says.
ADVERTISEMENT
A baby was killed yesterday and two adults injured, one seriously, when a bus rear-ended their car while it was stopped along Highway 174 near Montreal Road.
The man driving the car was taken to the Ottawa Hospital's Civic campus with life-threatening injuries. The injuries to a woman who was seated on the passenger side of the car were not life-threatening, police said.
No names have been released yet.
The couple are from the Toronto area, but police said they have friends in the Ottawa area.
Late yesterday police had still not contacted the couple's family and Sgt. Paul Holland said he did not think they have family members in Canada.
Police believe their 2004 Chrysler was stopped in the bus lane when it was hit by the OC Transpo bus just before 11 a.m.
The impact of the collision pushed the trunk almost into the front seat of the car, investigators later discovered.
The 18-month-old child was taken to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and pronounced dead. Officers would not confirm whether the child was a boy or girl.
Sgt. Holland said there was a child seat in the back of the car, but he would not say whether the child was in the seat at the time.
Police did not know why the Chrysler had pulled off the highway.
There were at least three passengers on the bus at the time of the collision and one was taken by ambulance to the hospital for minor injuries.
The bus driver was not injured, police said.
No charges have been laid.
All eastbound lanes in the stretch of highway between Montreal Road and Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard were closed for almost seven hours while officers investigated.
Sgt. Dave Turnbull said last night that not only was eastbound traffic rerouted, but traffic from the westbound lanes had to be rerouted as well when a huge backup built up because of drivers slowing down to look.
"There was no reason," Sgt. Turnbull said about the rubber-necking. "Westbound should have been a clear trip."
Michael Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for the City of Ottawa, said OC Transpo has been fully co-operating with the police investigation.
He said the transit authority is also trying to help the driver deal emotionally with what happened.
"The driver has been given some counselling," he said. "It's just a horrible situation."
Until more is known about how the accident occurred, OC Transpo cannot comment any further, Mr. Fitzpatrick said.
"It is a tragic accident," he said.
