The Sable River Volunteer Fire Department is asking drivers to slow down around accident scenes after a recent close call.
The incident happened the night of May 28 after a tractor trailer containing hazardous material rolled over off the 103.
Chief Todd Sisk says it was dark and firefighters put up a barrier to direct people to Exit 23 as cleanup efforts were ongoing.
Another tractor trailer drove through the barricade before finally coming to a stop.
“He took it upon himself to back up and he bumped into one of our firefighters,” says Sisk.
The volunteer was not hurt and charges weren’t filed, though Sisk says if he had been on the scene himself, he likely would have called the RCMP.
The situation has left Sisk frustrated.
He helieves people don’t pay enough attention at accident scenes and says there was no excuse for the driver’s actions as the barrier was highly visible and on a straight stretch of highway.
“We don’t shut highways and lanes for fun, if a lane, highway, or road is shut down it’s for good reason and we only do so for as long as absolutely necessary and it’s for your safety.”
Nova Scotia has move over laws which require drivers to slow down to 60 kilometres an hour or obey the speed limit if it’s lower than 60 when they see an emergency vehicle pulled over with lights flashing.
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