The Embrum Highway 417 Pileup occurred on February 17, 2006 after a sudden whiteout caused a multi vehicle collision involving 38 vehicles claiming the lives of five people and injuring many others.[1]
| Embrum Highway 417 Pileup | |
|---|---|
  Crash site Crash site (Ontario) | |
| Details | |
| Date | February 17, 2006 |
| Location | Embrum, Ontario |
| Statistics | |
| Vehicles | 38 (cars, transport trucks) |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 20 |
Accident
editOn February 17, 2006 near Embrum, ON, just east of Ottawa, ON on Highway 417, a flash freeze and whiteout conditions in the Ottawa Valley caused drivers to slow down abruptly, causing a chain reaction of collisions,[2][3] By the time drivers saw the accident they were unable to slow down because of the icy roads.[1] At least 38 vehicles including 4 tractor trailers were involved in the collision.[2][4] OC Transpo sent a bus-ambulance to transfer people from the scene to a fire station in Limoges, ON, a town north of Embrum, ON.[2] More than 20 people suffered injuries, 12 of them serious, in the chain-reaction accident.[4] In the end, 5 people were killed in the collision including a father and his 2 year old daughter.[1][5]
Legacy
editCanada's second deadliest multi-vehicle collision, second only to the 1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash.[6]
Aftermath
editAfter a thorough OPP investigation, it was determined that no charges would be laid in this accident.
See Also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Pileup on Highway 417 claims fifth victim". CBC. February 20, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "4 die in 60-vehicle pileup near Embrun". CBC. February 17, 2006.
- ^ "Weather leads to fatal accident". BayToday.ca. 2006-02-17. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ a b "5th person dies as a result of 38-vehicle crash". CBC. February 20, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Carambolage à Embrun: le bilan s'est alourdi". TVA Nouvelles. 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "List of deadliest Canadian traffic accidents", Wikipedia, 2024-12-04, retrieved 2024-12-04