OTTAWA, Canada – At least 15 folks have been killed within the Canadian prairie province of Manitoba on Thursday after a semi-trailer truck hit a automobile usually used to hold aged and disabled folks, the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper mentioned.
The crash occurred close to the city of Carberry in southwestern Manitoba, 170 km (105 miles) west of Winnipeg, the report mentioned. If the loss of life toll is confirmed, it might symbolize one of the crucial deadly street accidents in current Canadian historical past.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp broadcast video from the scene that confirmed firefighters spraying water on a burning white automobile that was in a ditch to the facet of the street. It additionally confirmed a nonetheless image of a blue truck with a smashed-in entrance.
The Winnipeg Free Press mentioned the second automobile was operated by Handi-Transit, which transports the aged and people with disabilities. The CTV community additionally mentioned 15 folks had died.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police mentioned all accessible assets have been being deployed to the scene. Manitoba well being authorities mentioned “mass casualty response” was underneath approach.
Manitoba police are as a result of temporary reporters at 4:30 p.m. (2130 GMT).
“My heart breaks hearing the news of the tragic accident near Carberry,” Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson mentioned on Twitter.
In neighboring Saskatchewan, 16 folks died in April 2018 after a truck hit a bus transporting a junior hockey staff on a rural street. The truck driver was sentenced to eight years in jail in 2019. — Reuters
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
