A driver who witnessed the aftermath of a fatal collision between two tractor-trailers near Bishop’s Falls is sharing details of the crash scene.
Kristianna Forster, who visited Newfoundland and Labrador from Ontario, drove through the area just before the crash occurred Wednesday night.
After making a stop in Grand Falls-Windsor around 8:30 p.m., he returned to the Trans-Canada Highway to see several cars on the side of the road and a fireball in the middle of the road.
“You see black smoke in the air as you drive, and then you see it all on fire,” Forster said Friday. “It was 15 minutes after I had originally passed by, so it was a surprise to be back.”
Forster and other drivers, some of whom ventured near the wreckage to see if there were any survivors, stayed at the site for about 15 minutes, he said. Both drivers died in the crash, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
He said the road was covered in rubble after the crash and the two vehicles were engulfed in flames.
“I made a U-turn in case something exploded … Everything was on fire,” Forster said. “There were a lot of whistles and a lot of explosions. I didn’t know how far it would go.”
Parts of the Trans-Canada Highway between Exits 21 and 22 near Bishop’s Falls remain closed Friday afternoon, and police say the road could remain closed for days while cleaning continues.
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