One individual is lifeless, and eight individuals are in hospital following a multi-vehicle collision in Oshawa Saturday afternoon.
Emergency crews had been referred to as to the intersection of Ritson Highway South and Bloor Road East, south of Freeway 401, at 12:15 p.m. for a crash involving at the very least 9 autos.
Performing Obligation Insp. Craig McCabe mentioned officers arrived to find a number of folks injured and two autos on fireplace. A photograph supplied by a witness reveals a thick plume of smoke coming from the crash web site.
A plume of smoke billowing out of two autos engulfed in flames following a collision in Oshawa on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (Submitted/Tyler Thompson)
One individual was pronounced lifeless on the scene, whereas eight folks had been transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening accidents, McCabe mentioned.
He added that among the many injured had been folks ordering at a meals truck parked northeast of the intersection. Photographs from the scene present the truck suffered rear-end injury on account of the collision.
“There were people in the parking lot. I believe they were struck by debris,” McCabe mentioned.
The proprietor advised Ontario Chronicle Toronto that two workers had been working when a automobile flew via the air and struck the meals truck. He mentioned the employees had been shaken up however had been okay.
A meals truck broken following a collision in Oshawa on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. ( Ontario Chronicle Toronto)
The reason for the collision is unknown, however McCabe mentioned the autos concerned had been travelling south on Ritson Highway.
“Our collision investigation unit is currently on scene attempting to determine the sequence of events that have led up to this collision,” McCabe mentioned.
The intersection was riddled with particles and broken automobiles, together with the burnt wreckage of two autos. It’s closed for the investigation.
Two autos had been engulfed in flames following a collision in Oshawa on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. ( Ontario Chronicle Toronto)
Tyler Thompson, who lives within the space, mentioned he felt the impression of the collision.
“It felt like thunder or lighting had struck my house like you could feel the rumble,” Thompson advised Ontario Chronicle Toronto.
“I came downstairs expecting to hear that an 18-wheeler had flipped over and went through the 401 wall or something. That’s how tremendous the sound and impact to us.”
With recordsdata from Ontario Chronicle Toronto’s John Musselman
