It must be one of the seven signs of the apocalypse.

A group of strangers came together on a road in north Pickering making extraordinary efforts to save the driver of a pickup truck.

The truck left the roadway and overturned Wednesday night. A small farm pond on Brock Road was the scene of the accident at about 8 p.m.

Police say the truck's driver had been drinking and lost control. The vehicle ended up in the pond, prompting a group of passersby to rush into the cold water.

About 30 people helped flip the pickup onto its side. But the driver could not be found.

So the group, led by two off-duty firefighters, organized a rapid search for the missing man.

"We organized ... an arm-to-arm search," Greg Beatty, a firefighter at the Pickering nuclear power plant, told CTV's Jim Junkin Thursday morning.

The group joined hands and walked forward into the water, searching for the missing driver.

The driver, alas, did not make it. But lets hope the spirit of humanity lasts a while in this self-centered part of the country.

Labels: Apocalypso, Canadiana