Talk:Caldecott Tunnel fire

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[edit] Another account

Another accounting of events has a bus-tanker-stopped-car collision occurring when the bus tries to pass the tanker, which, being in the right lane, wasn't on a colllision course with the car, on its left, unaware of the stopped car around the curve. Also, the stopped car apparently struck the sides of the tunnel several times before halting: The driver was probably inspecting the damage to her car. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.204.134.6 (talk)

That may well be a more correct account of the incident. My main sources for the article are Egilsrud and Larson et al, both of which are secondhand. If you can find a reference for your account, we should add this alternative account to the description of events. -- Ecb 20:50, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

I lived around there for decades. Perhaps it's a local urban legend, but I thought this accident led to a law (Caldecott-specific, or maybe statewide) governing such cargo and when they could travel through the tunnel. Perhaps it's worth mentioning as one of the lasting impacts of the accident. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.220.244.167 (talk)