Tractor-trailer slams into fire truck injuring two firefighters
Two firefighters were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a tractor-trailer slammed into the rear of their fire truck on Oct. 10 on Hwy. 401 in Ontario.
The crash occurred in the westbound lanes near Newtonville Road around 2:30 a.m., according to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt in a video posted to social media platform X.
Emergency responders had been attending to a separate collision when the fire department arrived to secure the scene, blocking a live lane to protect first responders working ahead. A tractor-trailer collided with the fire truck, injuring the two firefighters inside.
The 42-year-old truck from Woodstock, Ont., has been charged with careless driving, OPP said.
“This is another very stark reminder to slow down and move over,” Schmidt said. He reminded motorists to slow down when they see fire trucks, police cars, and ambulances with their red and blue lights flashing. He added that legislation requires them to also move into an adjacent lane if one is available, and proceed with caution.
He added that the same applies to tow trucks displaying amber lights, road maintenance vehicles, or even drivers stopped due to breakdowns.
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To me the traffic is to fast for the general public to handle, get the speed limit back down to 100 klm. And have the police start charging drivers vigorously no exceptions, and those construction trucks that have the lighted arrows and the collapsible back end should be at ALL accidents to help to prevent accidents, time the general public is getting stupider when it comes to the highway.
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its not that the traffic is too fast – there are too many drivers out there doing 80 km in all of the lanes which is causing the problem .. the 407 doesn’t seem to have that issue – and the fact that there are a lot of drivers still texting or looking at their phones while driving is also part of the problem You have to keep up with the flow of traffic and be aware of your surrounding
When MTO’S driver training program allows people to be trained in 32 languages.. There are thousands of new drivers who cannot speak English nor can they read English. How do hey read the rules of the road or read the operators manual for their vehicle.?
I drive a towplow on Hwy 401 between Belleville and Napanee, and sometimes I drive a crash truck to block accident investigations or workers. I can’t count how many times stupid people stop behind me, all mt warning lights flashing, and honk their damn horns for me to move!