3 dead in fiery highway pileup that sent drivers running for their lives
COOKSTOWN, Ont. — Three people have been killed in a multi-vehicle pileup that sent a wave of fuel and flames rushing down a highway north of Toronto, prompting motorists to run for their lives, police said Wednesday.
Provincial police confirmed the number of fatalities Wednesday evening after first responders combed through the burned-out wreckage of some 14 vehicles.
“The damage to those involved vehicles is absolutely catastrophic,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told reporters near the scene earlier in the day.
“There are cars everywhere, twisted transport trucks, destroyed vehicles, metal that is unrecognizable as to whether or not it is a vehicle at all or not.”