Английская Википедия:Colonial Coach Lines Bus Accident

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The Colonial Coach Lines bus accident occurred on July 31, 1953 after a passenger bus carrying 37 occupants travelling from Toronto, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec, collided with a truck that was stalled on the side of Highway 2, near Morrisburg, Ontario, killing 20 passengers on board.[1]

Accident

On July 31, 1953 at approximately 04:00am, a Colonial Coach Bus Line passenger bus on an overnight express, enroute from Toronto, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec, struck a stalled truck with its lights off, on Highway 2 close to Morrisburg, Ontario.[2] The bus careened off the highway down a 25 foot embankment ending up in the Williamsburg canal system in about 6 meters of water.[1][3] Some passengers would escape by kicking out windows and smashing doors,[2] In the end 20 passengers were dead and 17, including the driver, would escape.[1] The driver of the parked truck would also survive.[1]

Legacy

This would remain the deadliest traffic accident in Ontario history.[2]

See also

List of deadliest Canadian traffic accidents

List of traffic collisions (before 2000)

List of disasters in Canada by death toll

References