Airport crash victim a devoted father and husband

The cabdriver who died after a horrific crash at Victoria International Airport is described as a devoted father and husband who worked hard to make sure his three children had a good education.
Ramesh Sharma, 57, died Friday night from injuries received in the crash earlier that day.
“He was the person who always worked hard,” said Sushil Hira, one of the owners of Yellow Cab where Sharma had driven for the last 15 years. Sharma was his closest friend.
Sharma’s 23-year-old son and 24-year-old daughter are in university. A 17-year-old daughter is in high school. He and his wife own a home in Saanich.
Sharma was in the middle of his usual 11-hour work day when the group, chatting and playing cards at a picnic table, was hit by an out-of-control white sedan just before 1 p.m. Friday.
The car sped in a straight line from the airport’s short-term parking lot, jumped a curb, crossed Electra Boulevard (the terminal access road), jumped another curb onto a raised berm and smashed through a wood-and-concrete picnic table where the Yellow Cab drivers often sit.
The car clipped a luggage-cart stand and shot through the airport’s staff parking lot exit before running into the corner of the security building, some 40 metres from the picnic tables. The tables are on a high median to the east of the airport building and short-term parking.
What caused the crash is under investigation by Sidney RCMP as well as RCMP traffic reconstruction officers.
30/07/11 Kim Westad/Timescolonist.com/Vancouver Sun

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Categories: Airports Jul 2011, Foreign Jul 2011, Safety Jul 2011