Truck driver notes safety concerns on roadways after witnessing semis collide on Highway 401
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An Ontario truck driver is sharing safety concerns on the road after witnessing two tractor-trailers collide in front of him on Thursday, along Highway 401 near Cambridge.
An Ontario truck driver is sharing safety concerns on the road after witnessing two tractor-trailers collide in front of him on Thursday, along Highway 401 near Cambridge.
Dashcam footage of the crash, provided by trucker Chase Anderson, shows two trucks colliding at highway speeds, resulting in one truck being pushed into the centre barrier and sustaining heavy damage, and spilling diesel.
“The only thing I'm thinking, how am I going to get around this? Either I go this way, or I slam on the breaks,” he said. “I thought I could try to pass them, and the guy all of a sudden started veering this way, so I locked up my brakes to the point that I cooked off a lot of brake pads.”
The video footage shows a truck crossing three lanes of traffic and colliding with a passing tractor-trailer. The trucks both slam into the concrete median separating east and westbound traffic.
“I locked up my brakes, thinking I was going to be in this collision, and I'm like ‘oh no,”’ said Anderson.
While he was able to avoid the crash, Anderson, who has been driving trucks for a decade, said people are not being as careful around trucks as they used to be.
He said distance is key when it comes to driving around trucks on the highway.
