Armstrong sustained severe injuries and was promptly airlifted to Edmonton by STARS Air Ambulance. His fiancée confirmed his identity to Global News, and Armstrong spokes with the news outlet from hospital, reflecting on the terrifying incident, saying, “I could have died yesterday.”
Armstrong detailed the moment of impact, saying, “as I’m in the middle of doing the removal of the cover for her spare tire, I heard a car go by real fast. So I turned to look, and no sooner did I turn to look, another vehicle, obviously one I didn’t see or hear, hit my truck from the rear.”
“My truck hit me, and next thing I know, I’m waking up underneath my truck with my rear tires of my flat deck — which is a 4,500-kilogram truck — on top of my legs.”
Despite his horrific ordeal, Armstrong praised a nurse who helped at the scene and kept him calm while calling for help. “My lights were on the top, my lights were on my mirrors, my four-ways were on, my front lights were on,” he emphasized.
Armstrong, who experienced a similar incident two years ago, urgently called for greater awareness and responsibility from motorists. “This has got to stop. People have got to learn that if they don’t slow down and move over, they’re going to cost somebody their life. It’s dangerous to not slow down and move over.”
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