Police investigate after pole comes loose from truck, skewers car in Ontario
by The Canadian Press
Photos from the scene show a large metal pole going through the windshield of the car. The driver escaped with minor injuries
CENTRAL ELGIN, Ont.—Police say they’re investigating after a pole dislodged from a transport truck and skewered a car south of London, Ont., narrowly missing the driver.
Provincial police say the incident happened at about 11 a.m. March 26 in Central Elgin, Ont.
Photos from the scene show a large metal pole going through the windshield of a car, passing right beside the driver’s side head rest and coming out the back of the car.
Elgin County OPP – lucky to be alive after a pole dislodged from a transport nearly striking the car driver. Transport driver facing charges …#Transports #RoadSafety
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— OPP West (@OPP_WR) 26 March 2018
Officers say the driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
They say the investigation is ongoing, but note that the truck driver could be charged with carrying an unsafe load.
