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| Embrun Highway 417 Pileup | |
|---|---|
  Crash siteCrash site (Ontario) | |
| Details | |
| Date | February 17, 2006 |
| Location | Embrun, Ontario |
| Statistics | |
| Vehicles | 38 (cars, transport trucks) |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 20 |
The Embrun Highway 417 Pileup occurred on February 17, 2006 after a sudden whiteout caused a multi vehicle collision involving 38 vehicles claiming the lives of five people and injuring many others.
Accident
On February 17, 2006 near Embrun, Ontario, just east of Ottawa on Highway 417, a flash freeze and whiteout conditions in the Ottawa Valley caused drivers to slow down abruptly, causing a chain reaction of collisions, By the time drivers saw the accident they were unable to slow down because of the icy roads. At least 38 vehicles including 4 tractor trailers were involved in the collision. OC Transpo sent a bus-ambulance to transfer people from the scene to a fire station in Limoges, a town north of Embrun. More than 20 people suffered injuries, 12 of them serious, in the chain-reaction accident. In the end, 5 people were killed in the collision including a father and his 2 year old daughter.
Legacy
One of the worst accidents to ever occur in Ontario is also Canada's second deadliest multi-vehicle collision, second only to the 1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash.
Aftermath
After a thorough OPP investigation, it was determined that no charges would be laid in this accident. In 2007, the "Steve Hall Memorial Run to support the Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre", was set up to honor one of the victims in the crash.
See also
- List of deadliest Canadian traffic accidents
- List of traffic collisions (2000–present)
- Ontario Highway 401 crash
References
- ^ "Pileup on Highway 417 claims fifth victim". CBC. February 20, 2006.
- ^ "4 die in 60-vehicle pileup near Embrun". CBC. February 17, 2006.
- "Weather leads to fatal accident". BayToday.ca. 2006-02-17. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "5th person dies as a result of 38-vehicle crash". CBC. February 20, 2006.
- "Carambolage à Embrun: le bilan s'est alourdi". TVA Nouvelles. 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- Government of Canada, Public Safety Canada (2018-12-21). "Canadian Disaster Database". cdd.publicsafety.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- "Carambolage à Embrun: le bilan s'est alourdi". TVA Nouvelles. 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- "Remembering the life of Steve Hall". ottawacitizen.remembering.ca. Retrieved 2025-01-09.