| Colonial Coach Lines bus accident | |
|---|---|
  Crash site Crash site (Ontario) | |
| Details | |
| Date | July 31, 1953 |
| Location | Morrisburg, Ontario |
| Statistics | |
| Vehicles | 2 (Bus, Truck) |
| Passengers | 37 |
| Deaths | 20 |
| Injured | unknown |
The Colonial Coach Lines bus accident occurred on July 31, 1953 after a passenger bus carrying 37 occupants travelling from Toronto, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec, collided with a truck that was stalled on the side of Highway 2, near Morrisburg, Ontario, killing 20 passengers on board. [1]
On July 31, 1953 at approximately 04:00am, a Colonial Coach Bus Line passenger bus on an overnight express, en route from Toronto, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec, struck a stalled truck with its lights off, on Highway 2 close to Morrisburg, Ontario. [2] The bus careened off the highway down a 25-foot embankment ending up in the Williamsburg canal system in about 6 meters of water. [1] [3] Some passengers would escape by kicking out windows and smashing doors, [2] In the end 20 passengers were dead and 17, including the driver, would escape. [1] The driver of the parked truck would also survive. [1]
The Colonial Coach Lines bus accident remains the deadliest traffic accident in Ontario history. [2]
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