Deadly 2005 Avon Mountain Crash

At least 20 vehicles involved in Avon Mountain crash that killed four and injured others in July, 2005.
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At the crest of Avon Mountain a sign warns truckers of the 10 percent grade for the next 1 1/4 miles around the anniversary of the fatal truck crash in July 2005 in Avon, at the base of Avon Mountain.

Warning sign for trucks on Avon Mountain

(MICHAEL MCANDREWS / HARTFORD COURANT / July 14, 2006)

At the crest of Avon Mountain a sign warns truckers of the 10 percent grade for the next 1 1/4 miles around the anniversary of the fatal truck crash in July 2005 in Avon, at the base of Avon Mountain.