View Full Version : On 680news Mazda3 crash, ppl killed
Noisy Crow
11-01-2008, 05:07 AM
Just heard on 680news, only caught part of it, a Mazda3 involved in a crash, some people killed. :(
apparently this
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_28708.aspx
Donutz
11-01-2008, 09:07 AM
Damn, that is bad news. My heart goes out to those involved and their families.
Jeff-TheBiz
11-01-2008, 10:06 AM
yikes...
That's terrible, I hope it was no one on the forum :(
condor888000
11-01-2008, 11:02 AM
Horrible, but heartening to see people willing to help others, even if it means putting themselves in danger.
My condolences to the families, and respect to the rescuers.
p-o-g-i
11-01-2008, 11:10 AM
My prayers go out to the famillies involved.
That's awesome though about those who tried to help though to pull those from the wreckage.
Does anyone know the cause of the accident?
Please say this has nothing to do with speeding of street racing...... I'm getting so sick and tired of those damn BS drivers :flaming (not that this was the cause of this accident... as I don't know)...
diuqil
11-01-2008, 12:16 PM
This is so unfortunate. :(
I wonder what the "real" reason they are looking for the gold corolla is. Did they really witness the crash? or did they do something to cause it?
When I was in Grade 11 of high school, I was sitting passenger in my friend's car going down Mavis. Our car was behind another car approaching the Rathburn intersection (green light). For whatever reason another car that was turning left to east on Rathburn (in the left turn lane) pulls back into the middle of the intersection to go straight (Mavis south) instead. The car in front of us slams the brakes, and of course my friend does too. We couldn't stop in time. We hit the car in front of us, which literally went flying veering to the right into rathburn west. Our car was a total lost. And guess what happened to the car at the very front who caused the crash? Yes, he drove off really fast.
diuqil
11-01-2008, 12:16 PM
^ forgot to mention, the car turning left was stationary and sitting in the intersection already, as opposed to just entering the left turn lane.
x_o_k_x
11-01-2008, 06:21 PM
ouch.
laksman91
11-01-2008, 06:25 PM
its really unfortunate. I heard on the news that alcohol might have been a factor.
ZeroChalk
11-01-2008, 07:07 PM
I actually saw this last night. I was going to my parent's place.. and was wondering why the road was blocked. I circled the scene like twice... but had no clue except I saw the news trucks and jeep. Couldn't quite tell it was a Mazda3 from the distance.
Condolences goes out.
jaimie08mazda3
11-01-2008, 09:37 PM
my condolences to the familes and friends of the two people killed in the mazda3. but there had to have been a huge alcohol or racing factor in that. a car doesnt catch by someone just turning or something
Thrizzl3
11-01-2008, 09:42 PM
holy smokes theres nothing left of that 3. my condolences to the family
its really unfortunate. I heard on the news that alcohol might have been a factor.
not surprised.
when will people learn? Drinking and driving leads to nowhere.
iconicrocket
11-01-2008, 11:31 PM
That's terrible.
condor888000
11-01-2008, 11:53 PM
my condolences to the familes and friends of the two people killed in the mazda3. but there had to have been a huge alcohol or racing factor in that. a car doesnt catch by someone just turning or something
Dropped cigarette perhaps. Crash broke the fuel line and a spark set it of?
Theres a lot of reasons the car would catch on fire.
mazdathree
11-01-2008, 11:56 PM
Im shocked and sad!...feel sorry for the victims and their families. Just hope it wasn't anyone from this board.
5_Alive
11-02-2008, 02:14 AM
Does anyone have anything to support their arguments that alcohol or street racing was the culprit? I don't care to see newscasts, especially ones that are posting these allegations. Hard facts, evidence must be shown. Obviously its something more serious. News agencies will post whatever they can at will because it creates a story.
In Windsor a couple weeks ago, a girl jumped off the Ambassador Bridge. Guess what? News said "she died instantly". When in fact, she lived for 20 minutes after hitting the ground, then passed away.
Perhaps the driver fell asleep at the wheel? A cigarette wont really cause a fire; I've tried that myth, along with many people from a shop as a safety exercise. It will not ignite fuel, only a spark will, and the fumes/vapors is what sets a fire to fuel, especially gasoline.
It seems the car had a malfunction or perhaps where the Jeep struck the 3, it was a weak/soft spot for the car. Or maybe the car was repaired from another accident/ had previous work done, and wasn't fixed properly. I'm sure the Police will be investigating this situation further more and the family will be asking a lot of questions as to what the hell happened, and why the car did light on fire the way it did.
No offense, but from the look of the Jeep, the Mazda obviously had a fault. I've seen worse off accidents where cars leak fluid, such as anti-freeze, oil, gas, etc., and not catch fire.
Sorry to come off so rude, but I hate it when people come on and make assumptions as to what factors caused this.
God rest their souls, and hopefully we don't see any stories like this for time to come.
Chuckie
11-02-2008, 01:08 PM
Why does citynews call the mazda3 gx a sports car?
5_Alive
11-02-2008, 02:43 PM
Why does citynews call the mazda3 gx a sports car?
DING! To make a story! Stories sell, people talk, people will watch and bury themselves into whatever the news station has to say afterward. They want people to believe its a "sports car" because then it MUST involve speed of some sort, perhaps even racing. That's the point I was trying to make; I was just waiting for someone to actually point out what you did.
ziegs2020
11-03-2008, 07:40 AM
Does anyone have anything to support their arguments that alcohol or street racing was the culprit? I don't care to see newscasts, especially ones that are posting these allegations. Hard facts, evidence must be shown. Obviously its something more serious. News agencies will post whatever they can at will because it creates a story.
In Windsor a couple weeks ago, a girl jumped off the Ambassador Bridge. Guess what? News said "she died instantly". When in fact, she lived for 20 minutes after hitting the ground, then passed away.
Perhaps the driver fell asleep at the wheel? A cigarette wont really cause a fire; I've tried that myth, along with many people from a shop as a safety exercise. It will not ignite fuel, only a spark will, and the fumes/vapors is what sets a fire to fuel, especially gasoline.
It seems the car had a malfunction or perhaps where the Jeep struck the 3, it was a weak/soft spot for the car. Or maybe the car was repaired from another accident/ had previous work done, and wasn't fixed properly. I'm sure the Police will be investigating this situation further more and the family will be asking a lot of questions as to what the hell happened, and why the car did light on fire the way it did.
No offense, but from the look of the Jeep, the Mazda obviously had a fault. I've seen worse off accidents where cars leak fluid, such as anti-freeze, oil, gas, etc., and not catch fire.
Sorry to come off so rude, but I hate it when people come on and make assumptions as to what factors caused this.
God rest their souls, and hopefully we don't see any stories like this for time to come.
You tell everyone else not to speculate, and then you do afterwards... :pop
5_Alive
11-03-2008, 09:03 AM
I'm speculating how the fire may have happened; I'm not saying the car was street racing or drinking was involved. There is a difference between how and why it happened. I also stated an obvious fact; the Jeep had very little damage for such a huge outcome.
I'm sticking to it that the car had a major malfunction. I'm blaming the car, not the driver(s). :pop
Flagrum_3
11-03-2008, 11:40 AM
I'm speculating how the fire may have happened; I'm not saying the car was street racing or drinking was involved. There is a difference between how and why it happened. I also stated an obvious fact; the Jeep had very little damage for such a huge outcome.
I'm sticking to it that the car had a major malfunction. I'm blaming the car, not the driver(s). :pop
Really? ...Well latest report is that the driver of the Mazda3 was making an illegal U-turn when she was struck (broadsided) by the Jeep!, which led to the puncturing of the gas tank in the process! (The puncturing of the gas tank was also reported in a very early report!!).....not hard to believe when you see the damage to the Mazda and as I recall the Mazda3 did not have a very good side-impact rating, whereas the Jeep struck her with it's front portion of the vehicle, which is by far the strongest point of any vehicle....explaining the huge disparity in damage.
Unfortunately this accident occurred and essentially was due to driver error, it's just sad that such young lives were taken.
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5_Alive
11-03-2008, 11:46 AM
Well then, this I did not know. Thank you for pointing that out.
I know the 3's don't have the best side-impact, but what really does in this segment class?
At least now we know how it happened; illegal u-turn.. not racing or booze..
Junior
11-03-2008, 04:35 PM
I don't know how much of the 'reports' you can believe.
A co-worker that lives in the area was on the way home around the time of the accident and obviously all the streets in the area were closed, and he noticed that were clear skid/brake marks along the pavement from where the mazda3 lost control and veered into the northbound lanes.
Unless they were trying to pull a drift-styled U-turn, I doubt that is correct. Loss of control is likely the issue. Maybe they were texting while driving?! who knows.
i am worrying about the insurance for mazda3 will jack up soon.......
Noisy Crow
11-03-2008, 07:59 PM
i am worrying about the insurance for mazda3 will jack up soon.......
Why? Unless there is something wrong with the design of the car, or if it somehow encourages reckless driving, why would insurance go up?
The fact is, someone made a bad decsion and paid dearly for it. Very sad, very unfortunate, but that's what it boils down to. My prayers also are with the families.
Effin Itai
11-03-2008, 09:28 PM
Just heard on 680news, only caught part of it, a Mazda3 involved in a crash, some people killed. :(
I'm going to be blunt like everyone else knows me from on this forum. Why was this thread started in the first place. What difference does it make if it was a Mazda 3 or a Civic or a Corolla? The fact is lives where lost because of poor judgement and driver error. Done!
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