TORONTO — As first responders searched for bodies in the wreckage of more than a dozen vehicles involved in a deadly Ontario crash, experts warned that such traumatic experiences place them at an increased risk of suicide and other mental health crises. The crash, which involved two fuel tankers, took place late Tuesday and killed three people, leaving charred, twisted debris strewn across the highway. At least one officer on the scene said the carnage was shocking to dozens of first responders who descended on the area. Savoia said events such as the Highway 400 crash can contribute to the mental strain that places first responders at such an elevated risk of self-harm. “We were a thousand metres up the road dealing with another collision when this collision occurred.

Source: National Post November 01, 2017 19:14 UTC