By Canadian Press

RCMP say 15 dead after bus collides with semi truck in Manitoba

Jun 15, 2023 | 4:05 PM

CARBERRY, Man. – RCMP say 15 people are dead after a bus carrying people from Dauphin, Man., many of them seniors, collided with a semi truck.

Police say 10 people have also been sent to hospital.

The collision happened at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 5 west of Winnipeg.

RCMP say the initial investigation shows the semi truck was travelling eastbound on Highway 1 and the small passenger bus was travelling south on Highway 5. The bus crossed the westbound lanes of Highway 1 and was crossing the eastbound lanes when it collided with the semi truck.

RCMP assistant commissioner Rob Hill told a news conference this day will be remembered as one of tragedy and incredible sadness.

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He says every available resource has been sent to the scene.

A family support centre has been set up at a Lutheran Church in Dauphin for relatives.

Hill says he can’t imagine what families anxiously waiting for news of their loved ones are going through.

More coming.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 15, 2023.

The Canadian Press