Close call for ES
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 4:49 pm
Investigators believe a local squirrel and heavy braking are what caused a 4 vehicle rear ender in the north bound lane of the Island Highway near Superior Road, on Friday May 22nd at 8:30 am
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Fortunately no one was injured, including the squirrel, but several of the vehicles involved received significant damage.
The incident began when a 53 year Nanaimo man travelling northbound in a Nissan pickup saw the squirrel making a mad dash, across two lanes of heavily congested morning traffic.
Without hesitation, the driver made a decision to hit his brakes and give the squirrel a fighting chance to make it to the other side.
Unfortunately, his sudden unexpected braking caused a chain reaction and the 3 vehicles behind, ran into him. They included a commercial food truck which hit him directly, followed by a GMC pickup and a Mazda pickup.
BC Paramedics attended along with several police officers.
The Highway was closed for some time while debris from the collision and one of the vehicles was towed.
All four drivers were examined but none required hospitalization. The squirrel remains anonymous but from scene examination, it was evident, he lived to see another day.
“Sudden braking on highways where speeds average 90-110 kph is dangerous and may cause collisions. Drivers always need to be aware of their actions. We also remind drivers to leave ample distance between them and the vehicles they are following” said Constable Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP.
Source: RCMP
http://www.cheknews.ca/driver-brakes-to ... sion-98290
Fortunately no one was injured, including the squirrel, but several of the vehicles involved received significant damage.
The incident began when a 53 year Nanaimo man travelling northbound in a Nissan pickup saw the squirrel making a mad dash, across two lanes of heavily congested morning traffic.
Without hesitation, the driver made a decision to hit his brakes and give the squirrel a fighting chance to make it to the other side.
Unfortunately, his sudden unexpected braking caused a chain reaction and the 3 vehicles behind, ran into him. They included a commercial food truck which hit him directly, followed by a GMC pickup and a Mazda pickup.
BC Paramedics attended along with several police officers.
The Highway was closed for some time while debris from the collision and one of the vehicles was towed.
All four drivers were examined but none required hospitalization. The squirrel remains anonymous but from scene examination, it was evident, he lived to see another day.
“Sudden braking on highways where speeds average 90-110 kph is dangerous and may cause collisions. Drivers always need to be aware of their actions. We also remind drivers to leave ample distance between them and the vehicles they are following” said Constable Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP.
Source: RCMP
