1989 Cormier-Village hayride accident

New Brunswick Accident In 1989 1989 10 08 afternoon New Brunswick Route 945 in Cormier-Village, New Brunswick 46.1719 N 64.3519 W title 13 45 The Cormier-Village hayride accident occurred in the Canadian rural community of Cormier-Village, New Brunswick, 10 km mi on west of Cap-Pelé and 22 km mi on east of Shediac. Accident On the afternoon of Sunday, October 8, 1989, the members of the McGraw and Léger families were participating in a hayride, travelling in a wagon pulled by a farm tractor, as well as two following pickup trucks, along the shoulder of Route 945.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-09-mn-116-story.html Tragedy on Canada Hayride: 12 Killed 1989-10-09 Los Angeles Times en-US 2019-10-13 They were approximately 100 m ft on from the end of the ride at a community hall in Cormier-Village where they had planned a family reunion as part of their celebration of Thanksgiving Weekend. The driver of a tractor trailer (logging truck) hauling a 6-tonne load of hardwood logs cut into 20 ft m on lengths lost control as he passed, resulting in the entire load of logs tipping onto the tractor, wagon, and pickup trucks.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/families-mark-anniversary-of-fatal-n-b-hayride-1.832341 Families mark anniversary of fatal N.B. hayride October 8, 2009 CBC October 13, 2019 13 people were killed and 45 injuredhttp://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/817416 Cormier Village tragedy leaves a legacy Huras Adam 2009-10-08 Telegraph-Journal live https://web.archive.org/web/20091011070451/http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/817416 October 11, 2009 2019-10-19 with many victims pinned and crushed; five children were among those who died.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/10/09/Mounties-investigate-truck-hayride-collision/3993623908800/ Mounties investigate truck-hayride collision UPI en 2019-10-13 Emergency responders from the RCMP in Shediac, volunteer fire fighters from Cap-Pelé and numerous ambulance paramedics from across Westmorland County responded. Victims were transported to tertiary care hospitals in Moncton, approximately 45 km mi on away. Response The horror of this accident, both for survivors and emergency responders, resulted in the Government of New Brunswick forming a provincial Critical Incident Stress Management Team.Mureika Juanita 1997 CISM NB Style http://www.ctsn-rcst.ca/tnewsV6no1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080323021633/http://www.ctsn-rcst.ca/tnewsV6no1.html dead 2008-03-23 The Newsletter of the Canadian Traumatic Stress Network 6 References Hay Wagon - Truck Collision Kills 12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-standard-hay-wagon-truck-coll/195510697/ The Post-Standard 9 October 1989 7 Category:Road incidents in Canada Category:Westmorland County, New Brunswick Category:1989 in Canada Category:1989 road incidents Category:1989 in New Brunswick Category:Accidental deaths in New Brunswick Category:October 1989 in Canada