Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his condolences to the people of Carberry, Manitoba, after a collision killed 15 in one of the most lethal road incidents in recent Canadian history
Fifteen people were killed and another 11 people were injured in the fiery collision on Thursday between a bus headed to a casino and a tractor-trailer truck at a highway junction near the town of Carberry, 170 km west of Winnipeg.Crash investigators determined from video footage of the wreck that the bus entered the roadway where the tractor-trailer rig had the right of way, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superintendent Rob Lasson told a press conference.
The truck driver and 10 people who were aboard the bus, including its driver, survived the crash with injuries, and the 15 remaining bus passengers were killed, according to police. "For the last few hours, RCPM members have been having very difficult conversations with family members, unfortunately notifying them that their loved one is among the 15 believed to be deceased," he added.
The bus passengers ranged in age from 58 to 88 years old, most of them women. Of the 10 survivors from the bus, six were women and four were men, police said. "It's terrible for our city, for our rural community. And the seniors center is going to be hit very hard," he said.
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