Driver killed after crashing truck into building
By Kellen Voss , Brittany Toolis, Ruta Ulcinaite
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CANTON, Michigan (WXYZ) — A local father has died after the Canton Police Department says he crashed a truck into a building while taking his teenage son to school Wednesday morning. The teen was also injured, but is stable, recovering at a local hospital.
We’re told the crash happened around 7 a.m. near Sheldon Road and Sheldon Center. Video from Chopper 7 shows that the truck was the only vehicle involved in the crash.
The driver, a 44-year-old, was pronounced dead at the scene. Family has since identified him as Abdul Manan Khan.
Mary Camargo was headed home from dropping her daughter off at school Wednesday morning, when saw the truck plow into the building.
Camargo says the teenager in the passenger seat was confused and in shock, but alive. She saw the young man, only a few years older than her own daughter, and knew she had to help.
“It was just kind of natural instinct. It was no second-guessing. I made sure the intersection was clear before I turned around, pulled in, first thing I did was start to run,” she said. “I just tried to make sure (the teenager) stayed calm. I wasn’t sure of the extent of his injuries,” she said.
The owner of the building where the crash happened, Canton City Market, says he usually gets in around 8:30 a.m. The time of the crash was only moments before. Owner Ronak Patel says the location of the incident is exactly where he would’ve been standing if his store was open.
While feeling lucky to be alive, he’s still devastated over the damage, and the death of a father.
“The biggest thing is the family, somebody lost their life. Business, I can fix it and repair it and start running, but who lost their lives, they’re not going to come back,” Patel said.
Police say the father and son were headed to the the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, a series of three high schools belonging to the Plymouth-Canton Community School District. School officials say they are offering services to students struggling with the news.
Meanwhile Camargo hopes Khan’s family is supported during this difficult time, saying she knows exactly how they feel.
“I know it’s going to be a very hard road with losing a parent. I lost my father at a very young age, so I just hope [the teenager] can get the healing with him and his mom,” she added.
Canton Police’s Accident Investigation team is investigating. Sheldon Road was closed in both directions on Wednesday morning, between Arlington Road and Sheldon Center, to investigate the incident but has since reopened.
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