Category: trans canada highway

RCMP Working to Confirm Identities of 15 Killed on Bus Heading to Manitoba Casino

Residents in Dauphin, Man., are anxiously waiting for word on the identities of 15 people killed in a fiery bus crash. Mounties say the group of mostly seniors was heading to a casino when the bus they were on crashed with a semi-trailer near the town of Carberry, west of Winnipeg. Ten people were also…


‘Mass Casualty Collision’ on Western Manitoba Trans-Canada Highway, Say RCMP

A serious crash resulting in a mass casualty response has occurred on the Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba west of Winnipeg, health authorities have confirmed. The RCMP has jurisdiction and has not confirmed the exact number of fatalities but on June 15 tweeted: “All available Manitoba RCMP resources are deployed to a mass casualty collision,” on…


15 Dead After Collision on Western Manitoba Trans-Canada Highway

Fifteen people are dead and 10 have been taken to hospital with various injuries, after a semi-trailer heading east struck a bus carrying approximately 25 seniors from Dauphin, Manitoba, and surrounding areas. At a news conference at 5 p.m. local time, RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rob Hill said the mass casualty event took place at approximately…


BC Reopens Major Section of Flood Damaged Trans Canada Highway in Fraser Valley

VICTORIA—A major section of the Trans-Canada Highway in British Columbia that was under floodwater since last week reopened Thursday, easing traffic congestion and helping connect the Lower Mainland to the province’s Interior. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said the section of Highway 1 between Abbotsford and Chilliwack was cleared to reopen, which provides a vital artery…