At least 15 dead and 10 hurt in Trans-Canada Highway crash after bus carrying 25 collided with truck in Manitoba
FIFTEEN people have died and ten others are injured after a bus and a semi-truck collided, police say.
The bus was carrying around 25 people when the crash happened just before noon on Thursday.
The crash occurred on the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Manitoba in Canada.
Carrying mostly senior passengers, the bus was en route to the Sand Hills Casino in Carberry, a spokesperson for the casino told CTV News.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police said all resources were being sent to the scene.
RCMP Superintendent Rob Lasson said “as of right now the drivers of both the bus and truck are alive and in hospital,” per the AP.
Lasson said that determining who had the right of way will be critical for the crash investigation.
“The public is reeling and asking a lot of questions and people are trying to determine if their loved ones were involved,” Lasson said.
“Death on this scale is never normalized for us.”
Images from the scene showed a still smoldering bus in a ditch.
Debris – which reportedly included a walking aid – was scattered across the highway.
Police also said that many of the passengers on the bus were from Dauphin, a town in Manitoba about two hours north of where the crash occurred.
The truck company who owned the semi involved in the crash released a statement.
“We will fully cooperate with the investigation and offer any assistance and support that we can,” said William Doherty, CEO of Day & Ross.
“This is a day in Manitoba and across Canada that will be remembered as one of tragedy and incredible sadness,” Manitoba RCMP Commanding Officer Rob Hill said.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau echoed those sentiments in a tweet.
“The news from Carberry, Manitoba is incredibly tragic,” he tweeted.
“I’m sending my deepest condolences to those who lost loved ones today, and I’m keeping the injured in my thoughts.”
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