Statement: CEO of truck company, Speedy Transport

Eleven people were killed following a fatal multi-vehicle crash involving a transport truck and a passenger van in Hampstead, Ont. -- a rural community northeast of Stratford -- on Feb. 6, 2012. Ontario Provincial Police said 10 people inside the van, as well as the driver of the truck, were killed.

The CEO of the truck company, Speedy Transport, issued a statement below:

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To whom it may concern,

A Speedy Transport owner operator whose name is being respectfully withheld was involved in a fatal collision in Hampstead, Ontario at approximately 4:45pm EST on February 6th, 2012.  Per our correspondence with the OPP, a passenger van travelling westbound on Line 47 carrying multiple occupants failed to stop and was struck by our vehicle travelling south on County Road 107. Per the officer, the Speedy Transport driver tried to avoid the passenger van but was unable to do so resulting in his own death.

Our thoughts and prayers are with our driver's family and the families of the other victims involved in this horrible tragedy.

This is the first fatality we've experienced on the road since inception. Please respect the privacy of all Speedy Transport personnel as we mourn the loss of a family member.

Respectfully,
 
Jared Martin | CEO | Speedy Transport Group, Inc.