Work to identify victims of fatal crash in east Hamilton involves ‘challenges’: police
Global News
Hamilton police are still trying to confirm the identities of the four people who were killed in a horrific crash just east of Gage Park over the weekend.
Hamilton police are continuing to work to identify the four people killed in a horrific crash in the east end of the city over the weekend.
Investigators say it happened shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday at the corner of Main and King streets when a stolen 2004 Toyota Prius lost control, smashed into a pole and burst into flames next to the Pizza Pizza.
The male driver and three people standing nearby were killed, while a fourth pedestrian was injured by debris caused by the collision.
In an email Tuesday afternoon, Hamilton police media relations Const. Krista-Lee Ernst said the nature of the crash involves “both investigative and forensic time challenges.”
“There are elements of this investigation that take time and need to be processed through the Ontario forensic pathology unit and we continue to work with them closely to confirm positive identity,” wrote Ernst.
She added that the victims’ identities may only be released at the discretion of family members, who may not want that information to be public.
A spokesperson for Pizza Pizza confirmed to Global News on Monday that two of the people who were killed were contracted to perform maintenance on equipment inside the restaurant.
“We are shocked and saddened at the events that took place in Hamilton early Saturday morning,” wrote Adrian Fuoco, vice president of marketing for Pizza Pizza Limited. “This is a tragic loss of life and we offer our sincere condolences to the families of all impacted.”
Police said they were called to the store, which is located on Rue De Liege in Montreal, around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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