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Man» dies" in ,'killer camel" B RICK HUGHES _>v -: C yThe Spectator I" I STONEY CREEK --_;--Ar spectac- if. . ular collision at King Street andtifo Highway 20 that killed one man I has once more raised fears about u > ' the safety of. the intersection. . - . ion-renews __ ersection'ssafety; >~ waitin" to make a left'turn _when the trung veered in her direction. "I was scared I-thought itnwas over for me, I was right there. But the truck paSSEd her and " . "A'- largé' tractor-trailer. truC collided with a Chrysler yesterday, 'I ( theit careered 'through.a.Sunfi0 gas bar, narrowly misslng 3. kiosk,- and plowing through 8 WW of pumps that: spewed gawk" crashed through Eliseiirggrigi'locl? across the tarmac. ~ Sign. 0" tags; the gas bar, tak- cnaos ammo ' efore s amming "It was utter chaos arol'gl1d 111$; .ShfltSEZgheighiikment It came ' ' ," said Terri 5" ' m 0 _ am the Bamboo b 16" ghoivi'tvrildlsged the collision. x as 398 inches fr £0 "P l ted out of here I log of gas every- r eop e wan A I u was a I {5/ fast as they could." . t "ck John C I ' wheghfggid a man W111 tgi'ksnatth a \df/ "5" After collidingd with £263; and Opland. at scene math}; garage, "HetOO a e I ~*'" ~ t l" . , 71 \f jfc a VI: fifihiarmwigfishthe medlfmflf'ef (0." King Street) or northbound (on pumps I rushed to help, among may; i :" 'Highway 20. The Passenger m thd Highway 20) making a left turn," P909 9 from 2-, regional ['4 J N" car was killed. The extent of Ck: Said Hamilton-Wentworth police them mimzson the n0rt east cor. / " - - ' ' to the driver of the if" )_ "SPECtOr John Reid. - health Chine action might; taken to Burlington 5.3L ner of the filters ist with the can; a/ :21"! Brant Memorial Hostas Third- . "I tried $013350" Co" ddo'nsai [i vb J - 0 and to the car's driver, whfiosph There Was 1'" e nurse W o rushed A}? f ' l i q taken to Hamilton General mi The 1.40 pm. accident is the Ellen Scuter, a ould help 9 "EV ' t vailable.. I - r11 fatal car-truck accident at out to seelfShec le 0 i 6/" tal' were no a -d the truck from the lmersection in 21/2 years ' She found both "'3 ccupants (9/ Witnesses sal, heading B . ' . , ' ' E ter rises W35 '0 "ti In contrast t th fatal unconSCIOUS' at}, :01:th through) the Margit; 2% at":Cidents at thg Coors; that Many 1anIe "$112351 thirzdcctfi preparing to climb the Hlbg e to a r .8 rEllSEd concern among local watch the Clean their fears of th hill. It was Gaming gar ag . 13$?" and politicians, the truck dent had reneWed e Hamilton Mountain dump- me dis~ on ere was not coming comer. eh said J0 Mice said the"? Wgssssgccoun h" d°w" the 11111- "It scareS air/{Olidit~1find(NseeV$ ' crepancy Elmohg "$318 car, easi'gs Warling said she was Dube, "T try 2' d) Safer, even though over the direction? 65th,,qu ' firm {mud on ng Street and was Mountam Eye "The car was elther W \ me in the turning lane it's steeper- "I hate corner," said anoth- er woman, who has lived nearby ' ._ for 30 years _"I never thrhrhere" i ' whitewale The intersection has; been the subject of many complaints by 10: cal residents and politicians, par,- ticularlyin the pastzyz'years. , _' "We've been trying for years to get something done about this in- tersecti'on," said Stoney Creek Councillor John Copland, who was at the scene; An extensive 1988 stu- dy by provincial; local and region- al officials into ways to improve the intersection's safety was dis- missed by local politicians as a sections in the region. "There is only one thing that will work," said Mr. Copland, "Grade separation (an ' overpass with ramps), and that will cost millions; "Everything that reasonably could be done has been done. For sure, this is a dangerous intersec'r tion. The traffic is heavy and it's Erom his seat at the Mother's Donuts store, Don Siblock says he has seen the last thr f i accidents. ee atal tun-CE "What can you say, it's a bad corner. some run the lights, some aren t paying attention. 5: "They call it guessit'sli . killer corner Vlng up to its name". AA