Event CategoryIncident
Event GroupTechnology
Event SubgroupTransportation accident
Event TypeVehicle
PlaceWindsor ON
Event Start DateSeptember 3, 1999
Event End DateSeptember 3, 1999
CommentsWindsor ON, September 3, 1999. Dense fog and high speed are blamed for a massive car pileup/accident on Hwy. 401 near Windsor. At least 40 vehicles collided, including transport trucks, vans and cars, resulting in seven deaths and 33 injuries. The intensity of the fire, which caused the road's asphalt to melt, and the fire damage, which destroyed many of the vehicles, made it impossible to fully understand how the collisions occurred. At least five separate accidents occurred, blocking both sides of the highway.
Fatalities7
Injured / Infected33
Evacuated0
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA Payments$0
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0