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Emergency Workers Say Crash is

Tuesday, 7 February 2012 08:36

We have learned the identity of one of the 11 crash victims in Perth County. 38-year-old Christopher Fulton was the driver of a flat bed truck that collided with a van carrying migrant workers, just north of Shakespeare. The 10 other victims, many reportedly from Peru, have been taken to the coroner's office in Toronto for identification. Officials are also having difficulty reaching next of kin, and so the identities of the victims cannot yet be released. But aside from all that perished in the horrific crash, OPP Constable Kees Wijnands says it's a miracle that three people actually survived. "Considering the crash that we saw there, the impact and the carnage that was out there...it's a miracle that these people are still living." Those who survived are in hospitals in London, Stratford and Hamilton with varying degrees of injuries. The collision between the van and a flatbed truck happened just before 4:45 Monday afternoon at Perth Road 107 and Line 47. Volunteer Firefighters from the Shakespeare Station were the first on the scene. Their Fire Chief, Bill Hunter says the firefighters spoke with victim services last night. "No one ever expects to see that much carnage. It was definitely a terrible scene. I've never seen that much damage in a motor vehicle collision before." A fund is being set up through CIBC that will go to the victims' families and Victim Services of Perth County. Although details are still preliminary, as authorities try to identify the victims, and notify their families, some of which live in Canada, some in South America.

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