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Storm Victim: Slippery roads yesterday forced this tractor-trailer to jack-knife on the ramp leading from Highway 403 to the eastbound lanes of Highway 401
Storm Victim: Slippery roads yesterday forced this tractor-trailer to jack-knife on the ramp leading from Highway 403 to the eastbound lanes of Highway 401

Storm Victim: Slippery roads yesterday forced this tractor-trailer to jack-knife on the ramp leading from Highway 403 to the eastbound lanes of Highway 401

Date1/14/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Storm Victim: Slippery roads yesterday forced this tractor-trailer to jack-knife on the ramp leading from Highway 403 to the eastbound lanes of Highway 401.
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