Case Studies

Project Fog : Multi-Vehicle

Background

On the morning of September 3, 1999, dense fog conditions developed along Highway 401 near Windsor, Ontario, triggering multiple collisions in both directions. By far, the worst situation was in the westbound lanes where 71 vehicles were involved resulting in seven fatalities and dozens of injured parties.

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Nighttime Re-enactment

Background

In the middle of the night, a fully loaded tractor-trailer collided with the side a 40 foot bus about four kilometres north of Gibbons, Alberta. Prior to this collision, the bus had become stuck across the road when it attempted to turn around on a two-lane highway after an earlier collision had closed down the highway.

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