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600 car pile up near leduc
never sure who to beleive at a coffee shop,,, if true, avoid leduc.
anyone else have a bit more up to date info
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03-21-2013, 02:32 PM
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03-21-2013, 02:32 PM
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Looks bad. Seen pics and video on Facebook.
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03-21-2013, 02:33 PM
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We were supposed to drive to Conklin this morning. I'm glad the job was put off.
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03-21-2013, 02:51 PM
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I heard about 100 car pile up....Wow! That is crazy s@#t!
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03-21-2013, 02:53 PM
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no its not 600....or 100.....or 80.
Its a 60 car pileup. hwy 2, hwy 2A, hwy 16, hwy 13, are or were closed at some point today. Im only still at work because every main hwy going into millet is currently shut down.
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I hope they all werent headed to the Cambodian Tire in Leduc....after they heard they are now carrying rifles again....
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03-21-2013, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jryley
no its not 600....or 100.....or 80.
Its a 60 car pileup. hwy 2, hwy 2A, hwy 16, hwy 13, are or were closed at some point today. Im only still at work because every main hwy going into millet is currently shut down.
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300 injuries out of 60 cars.....I think the math is off, or there are more cars than you think.
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03-21-2013, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck
300 injuries out of 60 cars.....I think the math is off, or there are more cars than you think.
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03-21-2013, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jryley
no its not 600....or 100.....or 80.
Its a 60 car pileup. hwy 2, hwy 2A, hwy 16, hwy 13, are or were closed at some point today. Im only still at work because every main hwy going into millet is currently shut down.
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300 people injured. They have a bus out there (hwy2) for triage and 4 folks sent to hospital so far. Wow!
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03-21-2013, 03:04 PM
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Maybe they're counting multiple injuries on two people? Or perhaps there were two buses involved; we all know that there shouldn't be more than one person in a vehicle unless there's a family holiday involved
Just got the email from one of our safety dept peeps; they too noted the 300 injured statistic.
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03-21-2013, 03:07 PM
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So we can agree that many cars have caused injury and many road closures?
Oh, what the heck, I'll keep in good AO tradition and call everyone azzhats and derail the thread further by saying "Women shouldn't be allowed to drive on highways with drunk truck drivers!",, they must have been drunk right?
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03-21-2013, 03:08 PM
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So we can agree that many cars have caused injury and many road closures?
Oh, what the heck, I'll keep in good AO tradition and call everyone azzhats and derail the thread further by saying "Women shouldn't be allowed to drive on highways with drunk truck drivers!",, they must have been drunk right?
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whew thank goodness for the last statement Gus....I thought this thread was going to derail 
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Radio says about 60 vehicles, up to 100 injured?
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03-21-2013, 03:35 PM
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03-21-2013, 03:36 PM
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300 injuries out of 60 cars.....I think the math is off, or there are more cars than you think.
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nope not really. lets do the practicality and common sense equation on the 600 car pileup theory lefty
oh and ps....was jsut in leduc ukrainian tire last night and only saw a .22 cal air rifle? are they actually carrying big boy guns again?
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I think they should re-jig the headline..... "duuuurrrrrrrr was I following to close?"
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03-21-2013, 03:43 PM
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Not to mention a couple cattle tractor trailers full of live cows .
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Burgers for everyone!
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03-21-2013, 03:45 PM
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03-21-2013, 03:50 PM
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OP should edit the title of the thread. Makes AO look like over-blown drama queens.
http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/60...cross-alberta/
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The number of people injured in a massive crash involving an estimated 100 cars near Leduc has been downgraded to 100 people.
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Looks like everyone traveling too fast for conditions
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03-21-2013, 05:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jryley
no its not 600....or 100.....or 80.
Its a 60 car pileup. hwy 2, hwy 2A, hwy 16, hwy 13, are or were closed at some point today. Im only still at work because every main hwy going into millet is currently shut down.
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Whatever... its a hellofahellaballoo.
Radio was saying 100 hospitalised but only 4 or 5 in serious condition.
Good day to stay in bed and spoon.
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Good day to stay in bed and spoon.
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03-21-2013, 05:19 PM
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WOW!!!!Thanks for the pics....I am 40 and never seen anything like that
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I'm amazed accidents like that don't happen way more often considering the way many people drive.
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The accident was mainly due to a very quick turn from heavy snow to complete white out. I was driving near there at the time and visibility went from 40 feet to literally half way down the hood of my truck in about 15 seconds
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Driving in Edmonton was an absolute treat today.
Going to lunch down 75th at 30km/hr only to find out the brakes are useless.
In 20 years - I have to say It's never been this slick. Perfect combination of snow/ice/temperate.
Absolutely amazed to see semi's on Whitemud wedged up against the median (up the hill from the river) westbound at around 3:00 PM.
I sent all the staff home early ...... no use making 5:00 PM any worse that it needs to be.
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