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Minivan Collides With Transport Truck On Hwy. 427
Fire crews used the jaws-of-life to free a trapped driver after his minivan collided with a transport truck on the 427 southbound Wednesday afternoon.
Car Crashes Into Home
A car crashed into a house in North York on Tuesday afternoon. It happened on Clansman Boulevard near Leslie and Finch.
Highway Reopens After Truck Explosion Lights Up Night Sky
It was a spectacular and scary sight for motorists on Highway 401 Tuesday night, as a beer truck swerved into a guard rail and then burst into a ball of flames.
Child Dies Following Overnight Crash
An already tragic crash has turned doubly heartbreaking as a two-year-old child succumbed to his injuries hours after his grandmother died in the same chain reaction wreck.
Man Dies After Car Crash
A Brampton man was killed when his car rolled and ended up on its side on Queen Street early Sunday morning.
Man Trapped In Car After Crash
A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a car slammed into into a tree Thursday morning in the city's west end. The man may have been trapped for a half an hour before emergency services were called.
CityNews: StreetBeat - Aug. 10 - Two-Car Crash In East End
A two car crash in the city's east end sent one woman to hospital. Police were called to Greenwood near Gerrard around 4am Friday.Related:
CityNews: Canadians Worried About Distracted Drivers
Cell phones. Blackberrys. GPS systems. All of these innovations are a boon to people everyday, except perhaps in one area - on the road. While portable technology has served to make work and life easier for many, it's caused a huge danger its creators never dreamed of: hazards behind the wheel.
About Toronto's Weekly Carnage:
Toronto's Weekly Carnage is inspired by NYC's Streetsblog Weekly Carnage feature. The aim of this series of posts is to bring attention to the death and destruction wrought by automobiles and an auto-centric culture. Pursuing policies promoting walking, cycling and public transit could help reduce the carnage.
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