Tire blew yesterday

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Luckily nothing bad had happened. I went to work at the usual 6:30am, and was halfway there as I was petsitting. I heard this weird nose, I thought it was because a car was coming the other way and was crossing over the line so I moved over a little which hit the shoulder. I pulled over as the noise continued, then started again yet it continued. The tire had been doing a slow leak and I had a tank in the back seat. So I thought maybe this was it, I got out to look. The entire rubber of the tire was missing (well pulled back). I had to call my Dad to drive me to work, and he went when he was done work to change it. It had a toonie size hole, and the entire rubber you could pull back. He thinks I hit something on the road, and it blew a hole in it. I now have one of my winter tires on it, and need to buy 2 new sets of tires now. A lot of people have said it could of ended badly as the tire blew and many loose control. Which I felt nothing usually with a tire issue it pulls you every which way yet this was fine except the loud noise.