Passengers fell like ‘deck of cards’ as Toronto ferry hit dock, man recalls
ferry that crashed on the weekend says passengers standing on the stairs waiting to disembark fell like a “deck of cards” when the vessel hit the dock.
“The force was that big that all the people from the stairs fell like deck of cards… all of them were gone. They were downstairs.”Police say the crash happened at around 5 p.m. on Saturday as the boat approached the terminal with more than 900 people on board.Twelve people sustained minor injuries and five were taken to hospital for treatment, though none of the injuries were deemed serious.“I tried to pull a young girl out of the way.
The City of Toronto’s parks department said ferry service to Toronto Island will be reduced for the rest of the summer as a result of the crash. An inspector will need to sign off on the proper safety procedures and measures before full operations can resume, the city said.
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