- 注册
- 2002-10-07
- 消息
- 407,060
- 荣誉分数
- 75
- 声望点数
- 0
The section of Highway 401 between Prescott and Brockville – scene of Monday’s bus crash – has long been a source of concern.
From the accident scene, Sheila Johnston, a Prescott resident, noted that accidents here have become all too familiar.
“It’s a very bad stretch,” Johnston said. “They have a lot of accidents. There’s a lot of tractor trailers, a lot of speeding.”
According to the OPP, a westbound coach bus veered off the highway Monday afternoon and slammed into a rock cut, injuring more than two dozen passengers.
UPDATES: Major bus crash on Hwy 401 leaves dozens injured, some critically
Prescott Mayor Brett Todd has been sounding the alarm for months over what he terms is the “blood sport” of driving on the 401 in this area.
Just a month ago, a driver was killed when two transport trucks and a tanker collided on the 401 near Prescott.
“We’ve clearly got a significant issue with the 401 in parts of Eastern Ontario,” Todd told the CBC on May 4 after the trucks collided. “It certainly seems like we’ve got a trouble spot right here at Prescott.”
Todd’s words had an ominous ring to them following Monday’s bus crash on the 401 not far from the 416 turnoff toward Ottawa.
In late November, two people died and four were injured in a multi-vehicle crash between Prescott and the 416 along the 401. Incredibly, local firefighters were still cleaning up the fuel spill from a westbound crash of two transport trucks, when two transports and three cars collided in the eastbound lanes.
A man driving one of the trucks was charged with dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm in that crash.
Todd has been pleading with provincial authorities to have this section of the 401 widened to a third lane to help ease the flow of traffic, including a warning bell sounded in the fall of 2017.
Highway 401 bus crash: New photos from the scene
“Seeing what happened here in Prescott, loss of life again, putting our first responders, our volunteer fire department at risk out there on the 401 for extended periods of time dealing with these horrific accidents, it’s a real concern for us here,” Todd said. “We’ve got to redouble our efforts and really get on this and look at concrete actions.”
An earlier accident, in March of 2017, west of Prescott near Mallorytown, left one dead and dozens injured in a tractor-trailer collision involving a toxic spill.
Todd, vice-president of the Eastern Ontario mayors’ caucus, says lane closures due to construction exacerbates the problem.
“We’ve just got too much traffic on the road,” Todd told the Brockville Recorder and Times last month.
ALSO: Highway 401 bus crash: Reactions pour in quickly on social
Prescott does not have the capacity to handle the detours, Todd says, and the driver frustration on the highway is leading to problems.
“It takes just one person to make one error there when traffic narrows down like that,” he said.
The Prescott mayor has expressed hope that a change in provincial government following this week’s election might bring a new focus to the highway concerns near Prescott.
Monday’s crash is bound to bring the topic front and centre again.
Kieran Delamont contributed to this report
wscanlan@postmedia.com
查看原文...
From the accident scene, Sheila Johnston, a Prescott resident, noted that accidents here have become all too familiar.
“It’s a very bad stretch,” Johnston said. “They have a lot of accidents. There’s a lot of tractor trailers, a lot of speeding.”
According to the OPP, a westbound coach bus veered off the highway Monday afternoon and slammed into a rock cut, injuring more than two dozen passengers.
UPDATES: Major bus crash on Hwy 401 leaves dozens injured, some critically
Prescott Mayor Brett Todd has been sounding the alarm for months over what he terms is the “blood sport” of driving on the 401 in this area.
Just a month ago, a driver was killed when two transport trucks and a tanker collided on the 401 near Prescott.
“We’ve clearly got a significant issue with the 401 in parts of Eastern Ontario,” Todd told the CBC on May 4 after the trucks collided. “It certainly seems like we’ve got a trouble spot right here at Prescott.”
Todd’s words had an ominous ring to them following Monday’s bus crash on the 401 not far from the 416 turnoff toward Ottawa.
In late November, two people died and four were injured in a multi-vehicle crash between Prescott and the 416 along the 401. Incredibly, local firefighters were still cleaning up the fuel spill from a westbound crash of two transport trucks, when two transports and three cars collided in the eastbound lanes.
A man driving one of the trucks was charged with dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm in that crash.
Todd has been pleading with provincial authorities to have this section of the 401 widened to a third lane to help ease the flow of traffic, including a warning bell sounded in the fall of 2017.
- Share
Highway 401 bus crash: New photos from the scene
- Tumblr
- Google Plus
Highway 401 bus crash: New photos from the scene
An OPP officer works at the site of a crash involving a tour bus on Highway 401 West, near Prescott, Ont. on Monday, June 4, 2018. Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS
The bus involved in the crash on the 401 west of Prescott. Photo by Wayne Cuddington/ Postmedia Wayne Cuddington/Postmedia
Multiple people have been injured after a passenger bus carrying 30 to 40 crashed into a ditch on Highway 401 near Prescott on Monday June 4, 2018. Tony Caldwell/Postmedia
Damage is shown to a bus involved in a serious collision west of Prescott on Highway 401 on Monday, June 4, 2018 near Prescott, Ont. MARSHALL HEALEY/Special to The Recorder and Times/Postmedia
An air ambulance takes off from the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus on Monday, June 4, 2018. (Patrick Doyle) ORG XMIT: 0605 air ambulance 01 401 bus crash near Prescott June 4, 2018. Patrick Doyle/Postmedia
A bus sits on the side of highway 401 after crashing into a rock cut in Prescott, Ont., on Monday, June 4, 2018. Lars Hagberg/THE CANADIAN PRESS
OPP officers work at the site of a crash involving a tour bus on Highway 401 West, near Prescott, Ont. on Monday, June 4, 2018. Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Multiple people have been injured after a passenger bus carrying 30 to 40 crashed into a ditch on Highway 401 near Prescott on Monday June 4, 2018. Tony Caldwell Tony Caldwell/Postmedia
Passengers' items in the luggage hold are seen in a tour bus that was involved in a crash on Highway 401 West, near Prescott, Ont. on Monday, June 4, 2018. Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Firefighters help passengers of a bus involved in a serious collision west of Prescott on Highway 401 on Monday, June 4, 2018 near Prescott, Ont. MARSHALL HEALEY/Special to The Recorder and Times/Postmedia
Dashcam photos from Robert, a passing driver. Didn't want to give his last name. "I didn't observe the crash, but passed the incident shortly after it occurred. I noticed several police and paramedics on site and was able to see the majority of passengers outside of the bus. The only injuries I could see without becoming distracted as a driver were some passengers holding bloody noses and what appeared to be facial injuries. " 401 bus crash near Prescott, June 4, 2018 /Postmedia
Firefighters and police officers respond to a serious collision involving a bus west of Prescott on Highway 401 on Monday, June 4, 2018 near Prescott, Ont. (MARSHALL HEALEY/Special to The Recorder and Times)
Police investigators on scene of the bus involved in the crash on the 401 west of Prescott. Photo by Wayne Cuddington/ Postmedia Wayne Cuddington/Postmedia
Twenty people that were on board a tour bus that crashed on Highway 401, near Prescott, arrived at the Queensway Carleton Hospital on Monday night. All 20 suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported from the scene of the crash in a school bus. Kelly Egan/Postmedia
OPP officers work at the site of a crash involving a tour bus on Highway 401 West, near Prescott, Ont. on Monday, June 4, 2018. At least 24 people are in hospital, four with life-threatening injuries, after a bus crash in eastern Ontario, provincial police said Monday. Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS
An air ambulance takes off from the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus on Monday, June 4, 2018. (Patrick Doyle) ORG XMIT: 0605 air ambulance 01 401 bus crash near Prescott June 4, 2018. Patrick Doyle/Postmedia
Firefighters help passengers of a bus involved in a serious collision west of Prescott on Highway 401 on Monday, June 4, 2018 near Prescott, Ont. (MARSHALL HEALEY/Special to The Recorder and Times) /Postmedia
Police investigators on scene of the bus involved in the crash on the 401 west of Prescott. Wayne Cuddington/Postmedia
The bus involved in the crash on the 401 west of Prescott. Photo by Wayne Cuddington/ Postmedia Wayne Cuddington/Postmedia
Multiple people have been injured after a passenger bus carrying 30 to 40 crashed into a ditch on Highway 401 near Prescott on Monday June 4, 2018. Tony Caldwell Tony Caldwell/Postmedia
Firefighters and police officers respond to a serious collision involving a bus west of Prescott on Highway 401 on Monday, June 4, 2018 near Prescott, Ont. (MARSHALL HEALEY/Special to The Recorder and Times)
OPP officers work at the site of a crash involving a tour bus on Highway 401 West, near Prescott, Ont. on Monday, June 4, 2018. At least 24 people are in hospital, four with life-threatening injuries, after a bus crash in eastern Ontario, provincial police said Monday. Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Police and firefighters respond to a serious collision involving a passenger bus west of Prescott on Highway 401 on Monday, June 4, 2018 near Prescott, Ont. (MARSHALL HEALEY/Special to The Recorder and Times)
Police investigators on scene of the bus involved in the crash on the 401 west of Prescott. Photo by Wayne Cuddington/ Postmedia Wayne Cuddington/Postmedia
Multiple people have been injured after a passenger bus carrying 30 to 40 crashed into a ditch on Highway 401 near Prescott on Monday June 4, 2018. Tony Caldwell Tony Caldwell/Postmedia
The side of a tour bus that was involved in a crash on Highway 401 West shows missing glass and signs of abrasion, near Prescott, Ont. on Monday, June 4, 2018. Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS
OPP officers work at the site of a crash involving a tour bus on Highway 401 West, near Prescott, Ont. on Monday, June 4, 2018. At least 24 people are in hospital, four with life-threatening injuries, after a bus crash in eastern Ontario, provincial police said Monday. Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Traffic sits backed up in the westbound lanes of highway 401 after a bus crashed into a rock cut along the side of the highway in Prescott, Ont., on Monday, June 4, 2018. Lars Hagberg/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Multiple people have been injured after a passenger bus carrying 30 to 40 crashed into a ditch on Highway 401 near Prescott on Monday June 4, 2018. Tony Caldwell Tony Caldwell/Postmedia
“Seeing what happened here in Prescott, loss of life again, putting our first responders, our volunteer fire department at risk out there on the 401 for extended periods of time dealing with these horrific accidents, it’s a real concern for us here,” Todd said. “We’ve got to redouble our efforts and really get on this and look at concrete actions.”
An earlier accident, in March of 2017, west of Prescott near Mallorytown, left one dead and dozens injured in a tractor-trailer collision involving a toxic spill.
Todd, vice-president of the Eastern Ontario mayors’ caucus, says lane closures due to construction exacerbates the problem.
“We’ve just got too much traffic on the road,” Todd told the Brockville Recorder and Times last month.
ALSO: Highway 401 bus crash: Reactions pour in quickly on social
Prescott does not have the capacity to handle the detours, Todd says, and the driver frustration on the highway is leading to problems.
“It takes just one person to make one error there when traffic narrows down like that,” he said.
The Prescott mayor has expressed hope that a change in provincial government following this week’s election might bring a new focus to the highway concerns near Prescott.
Monday’s crash is bound to bring the topic front and centre again.
Kieran Delamont contributed to this report
wscanlan@postmedia.com
查看原文...
