Another Car Moose Accident Story from Ontario
These photographs
correspond to an accident which took place during late-evening
darkness on Hwy. 11 near South River, Ontario, inMay 2004. Although
the driver of the Chevrolet Lumina was aware of the presence of
moose in the area and kept a look-out for them with her car's
high beams on, she came upon one of the large creatures unexpectedly
and was unable to stop in time. The automobile struck the moose,
sending the animal tearing through the car's roof and partway
out the back window. Although the moose was killed by collision,
the driver escaped relatively unscathed, a broken hand her most
serious injury.
The Toronto Sun A North Bay-area
woman suffered only minor injuries after a bull moose shot through
her windshield and out the rear window over the weekend. "I
am extremely lucky and very glad to be here," said Bernice
Clayton-Seca, a 53 year-old educational assistant from Sundridge.
Clayton-Seca hit the moose near South River, 50 km south of
North Bay, while driving home late Friday night on Hwy. 11 from
North Bay."I knew moose were in the area, so I had my high
beams on, and was looking out for them," she said. "But
at the last minute I saw his legs." The collision sent
the moose ripping through the windshield of the 1999 Chevy Lumina,
tearing off the roof of the car, and exiting head and shoulders
through the back window. "My husband was driving behind
me so he stopped immediately, and lots of people stopped to
help," Clayton-Seca said. "It was wonderful to have
all that help." Clayton-Seca was taken by ambulance to
North Bay General hospital for minor injuries, a broken hand,
and a few cuts and bruises. The moose was not so lucky. It died
from its injuries.
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