At least 15 people died and another ten were seriously injured when a truck with a semi-trailer rammed into a minibus dedicated to transporting people with disabilities and the elderly, according to local media reports.
The accident occurred on the Trans-Canada Highway, which connects the extreme east of the country with the Pacific coast, near the town of Carberry, in western Manitoba, about 170 km from Winnipeg, according to the preliminary report. The tragic accident occurred around 4:30 p.m. on the afternoon of this Thursday in the province of Manitoba, in Canada. If the death toll is confirmed, it would represent one of the deadliest traffic accidents in recent Canadian history.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp broadcast video of the scene showing firefighters spraying water on a burning white vehicle that was in a ditch on the side of the road. It also showed a still image of a blue truck with the front smashed in.
Local outlet Winnipeg Free Press said the second vehicle was operated by Handi-Transit, which transports the elderly and people with disabilities. The CTV network also said that 15 people would have died.
For your part. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police informed the media that all available resources were being deployed at the scene of the accident and the region’s health authorities have activated the massive “victim response” protocol. In turn, they have opened an investigation to clarify the reasons for the tragic event.
“My heart breaks to hear the news of the tragic accident near Carberry,” Manitoba Governor Heather Stefanson said on Twitter.
In 2018, 16 people were killed in Saskatchewan after a truck collided with another bus carrying a youth hockey team. The trucker was sentenced, in 2019, to eight years in prison.
