By Canadian Press

RCMP finish probe into Columbia Icefield tour bus rollover

Apr 20, 2022 | 5:02 PM

CALGARY – A final RCMP report into the fatal rollover of an all-terrain tour bus at the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains is now in the hands of prosecutors.

Three people were killed and 14 others had life-threatening injuries on July 18, 2020, when the red-and-white Ice Explorer lost control on the road to the Athabasca Glacier, about 100 kilometres southeast of Jasper, Alta.

The bus with 27 people on board rolled about 50 metres down an embankment before coming to rest on its roof.

The RCMP has not released the report which was initially promised by the spring of last year and then pushed to the fall.

But RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff says the primary part of the investigation is complete and the Alberta Crown prosecutor’s office is reviewing the matter.

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He says there is no timeline for a decision by the Crown, but he understands there are a lot of people waiting for answers nearly two years later.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 20, 2022.

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