MONTREAL — More than 50 individuals have been hospitalized in western Canada after a passenger bus crashed on a freeway, provincial authorities mentioned.
The explanation for the Saturday night accident, which occurred on a freeway some 330 kilometers (200 miles) east of Vancouver in an space of British Columbia hit by days of dangerous winter climate, has but to be supplied.
British Columbia Premier David Eby mentioned he was “shocked and saddened” by the news.
“Our thoughts are with those impacted by the crash, their loved ones, and the first responders and health-care workers giving their all to treat people and keep them safe,” he mentioned in a press release.
Regional well being authority Interior Health tweeted 53 sufferers had been being handled at three hospitals however mentioned it couldn’t but give particulars on affected person circumstances.
A portion of the freeway impacted by the crash was closed into Sunday morning, provincial transportation authorities tweeted.
The accident occurred as brutal climate has battered huge swathes of North America, snarling transport and inflicting quite a few lethal accidents throughout one of many busiest journey durations of the yr forward of Christmas and New Year holidays. — Agence France-Presse
