A 28-foot holiday trailer probably saved Carman WilsonB次元官网网址檚 life.
The Sylvan Lake man was heading eastbound in his pickup and pulling the trailer on Highway 11 around 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 25 when he came across a collision between a moose and another vehicle driven by a woman.
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Police were already on scene and directing traffic into a single lane on the highway east of Red Deer near Alberta Springs Golf Course and traffic was backing up.
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A one-ton diesel pickup pulling a flatbed trailer with a large piece of equipment had come barrelling down the highway and couldnB次元官网网址檛 stop in time. It side-swiped a number of vehicles before slamming into Wilson.
The impact caved in the trailer, slamming it into his pickup propelling both 50 to 60 metres down the highway.
Wilson, who is married with three young children under four years old, knows how close he and the other driver came to being killed or seriously injured, if not for the trailer acting as a buffer between the two vehicles.
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His wife, Kacy Wilson, is also grateful that her husband to be taking the trailer to Red Deer for maintenance.
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RCMP said eight vehicles in all were involved in the chain-reaction pile-up. Remarkably, only minor injuries were reported among those involved.
Carman Wilson said his back is very sore and by late afternoon walking was difficult so was going to get checked out at a medical clinic.
Wilson said he was told that one of other vehicles hit had been launched end over end. The driver was taken to hospital by ambulance.
Traffic was detoured for several hours while the scene was cleared. Drivers reported a long line of vehicles bumper-to-bumper on Hwy 11A.
RCMP said the collision is still under investigation and no charges have been laid.
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