A bizarre auto accident involving two vehicles and a bear has left two people and the bear dead, Canadian authorities said.
Police in Quebec said a 300-pound male black bear wandered onto a road and was struck by an eastbound Pontiac Sunfire. The impact sent the animal hurtling through the air, where it smashed the windshield of a westbound Nissan Pathfinder sport utility vehicle and went out through the back window, regional police spokesman Officer Martin Fournel said.
"It was a 300-pound bullet," he said.
The SUV's 35-year-old female driver and a 40-year-old man sitting behind her were killed; a 28-year-old front-seat passenger suffered minor injuries, Fournel said. In the Pontiac, neither the driver, a 23-year-old man, nor his 19-year-old male passenger was hurt.
No alcohol or drugs were involved, and police are still trying to determine each vehicle's speed in the 90 kph (56 mph) zone, Fournel said, adding that charges are unlikely.
"It's a first, there's no doubt about that," he said. "We had similar accident several years ago with a deer going through the windshield and ending up in the back seat, where it injured a boy. He wasn't killed, he was hurt. But it was not like this."
It's bear mating season, and many male bears are out looking - sometimes recklessly - for females, so drivers on rural roads should be watchful, hunting guide Daniel Larocque told the Canadian television network CBC.
The accident occurred near the town of Luskville, about 25 miles northwest of Ottawa, Ontario.
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Ange, sorry to hear about your uncle's passing.
Hey Mr. Lennon, is the bear there with ya?
I hate you so much dont make fun of a beatle thats not funny
I let out my pet bear last night for a walk and it hasn't come home yet. I am not worried though because he always heads for the highway when he is unsure of an area and he will flag down a car and ask for directions.
That was... awesome!
Rest in Peace Bear. You will not be forgotten.
R.I.P. Bear 2003-2011
Loved to eat.
I dont know how the victim's families can bear going through this hardship......
So sad. Condolences to the families. This just goes to show you that you have to live your life to the fullest everyday because you never know what could happen.
i hope time flies by for the victims families..faster then the bear...i dont know how they can bear feeling all the grief and sorrow..i wish i can personally meet them and give them a bearhug for comfort..
You idiots! You were supposed to make fun of the bear, not the people! I turn away for a few minutes and... ooohhhh, forget it.
But apparently uneducated, try "you're" as in "you are", not "your" as in "your very small brain"
@phil: Amen, brother
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well at least no one died thats whats imporatant
The incident is a tragedy for those who died as well as their surviving loved ones, and it's a reminder that we can't control every aspect of our lives including in most instances when and how we will die.
we are that cool.
I CAN SO CAN MY DOG ON COKE fly that is!!!!!! POOR BEAR I LIKE THOSE COMMENTS