2023-06-15 22:35:45
At least 15 people have been killed in a serious collision between a bus and a truck in Canada. Another ten people were taken to the hospital with various injuries, a police official in the central province of Manitoba said on Thursday. According to initial findings, the victims were mainly senior citizens who were on the bus.
According to another spokesman, the accident happened at the intersection of two highways that are not separated by bridges or underpasses in this rural part of Canada. The bus was traveling south on Highway 5 and crossing lanes on Highway 1, which is heading east. The semi-trailer was on its way there, which then drove into the bus.
A total of twelve ambulances were deployed shortly before noon local time following the accident, at least one helicopter was involved and injured people flew to the larger cities of Winnipeg and Brandon. Most of the injuries were head wounds or orthopedic injuries, it said.
Another police spokesman said at the convened press conference, “I don’t think we’ve had a mass transit accident like this in Manitoba during my tenure or before. This is new to us and our investigators, and it’s also very emotionally draining for them.”
The exact background of the exceptionally serious accident initially remained unclear. Specialized investigators and experts in the reconstruction of collisions were deployed to bring the details of the accident to light. Information on this might also come from the two drivers. According to the police, they initially survived the crash and were treated in the hospital.
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