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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A brake part of the dump truck that caused a fiery fatal crash on Rte 44 in Avon this morning, is circled at evidence at the base of Avon Mountain. A dumptruck heading west down Avon Mountain crashed head-on into a commuter bus and multiple vehicles stopped at a red light at Rte. 10.

Brake part from dump truck involved in crash

(SHANA SURECK / HARTFORD COURANT / July 29, 2005)

A brake part of the dump truck that caused a fiery fatal crash on Rte 44 in Avon this morning, is circled at evidence at the base of Avon Mountain. A dumptruck heading west down Avon Mountain crashed head-on into a commuter bus and multiple vehicles stopped at a red light at Rte. 10.