B.C. bus crash kills 4, injures dozens

Authorities said an investigation is continuing but “extremely icy road conditions are believed to have caused the bus to overturn.
Four people were killed and dozens more injured after a bus overturned on an "extremely icy" highway in British Columbia on Christmas Eve, reports authorities.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the bus crashed around 6 p.m. local time on Highway 97C east of Merritt, approximately 170 miles northeast of Vancouver.
The identities of the four people killed have not was not disclosed and details of where the bus was coming from, where it was headed and who owned it were not immediately available.
Rescuers transported 52 people to hospitals. Of those, 36 elected to be treated for injuries ranging from minor to serious, according to Michaela Swan, a spokeswoman for healthcare provider Interior Health.
Of those who remained hospitalized on Sunday, two were in serious condition and two had non-life-threatening injuries, she said.
"While the number of patients remaining in hospital is small, this is a life changing incident for everyone involved, from the initial physical injuries to the emotional and spiritual impacts of an incident like this. -ci,” Swan said in a statement.
RCMP. said an investigation into the crash was ongoing but "extremely icy road conditions are believed to have caused the rollover". The temperature was around 21 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 6 degrees Celsius) in Merritt at the time of the crash, according to weather reports.
Saturday, all provinces and all of Canada's territories had issued an emergency weather warning as a winter weather system knocked out power to thousands of people, slid roads and caused dozens of cars to pile up on a highway in Ontario. p>
In a statement, British Columbia Premier David Eby and government ministers said they were "shocked and saddened" to learn of the accident.< /p>
"Our hearts go out to those affected by the accident, their loved ones, first responders and recovery workers. who are giving their all to care for people and keep them safe," the statement read.
British Columbia Minister of Health Adrian Dix thanked on Twitter "everyone who answered the call to duty on Christmas Eve."
He said that when mass casualty protocols were activated, "healthcare workers from across the region rushed to help," including 16 ambulances and two planes from Kelowna, Merritt, Kamloops and surrounding areas.

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Authorities said an investigation is continuing but “extremely icy road conditions are believed to have caused the bus to overturn.

Four people were killed and dozens more injured after a bus overturned on an "extremely icy" highway in British Columbia on Christmas Eve, reports authorities.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the bus crashed around 6 p.m. local time on Highway 97C east of Merritt, approximately 170 miles northeast of Vancouver.

The identities of the four people killed have not was not disclosed and details of where the bus was coming from, where it was headed and who owned it were not immediately available.

Rescuers transported 52 people to hospitals. Of those, 36 elected to be treated for injuries ranging from minor to serious, according to Michaela Swan, a spokeswoman for healthcare provider Interior Health.

Of those who remained hospitalized on Sunday, two were in serious condition and two had non-life-threatening injuries, she said.

"While the number of patients remaining in hospital is small, this is a life changing incident for everyone involved, from the initial physical injuries to the emotional and spiritual impacts of an incident like this. -ci,” Swan said in a statement.

RCMP. said an investigation into the crash was ongoing but "extremely icy road conditions are believed to have caused the rollover". The temperature was around 21 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 6 degrees Celsius) in Merritt at the time of the crash, according to weather reports.

Saturday, all provinces and all of Canada's territories had issued an emergency weather warning as a winter weather system knocked out power to thousands of people, slid roads and caused dozens of cars to pile up on a highway in Ontario. p>

In a statement, British Columbia Premier David Eby and government ministers said they were "shocked and saddened" to learn of the accident.< /p>

"Our hearts go out to those affected by the accident, their loved ones, first responders and recovery workers. who are giving their all to care for people and keep them safe," the statement read.

British Columbia Minister of Health Adrian Dix thanked on Twitter "everyone who answered the call to duty on Christmas Eve."

He said that when mass casualty protocols were activated, "healthcare workers from across the region rushed to help," including 16 ambulances and two planes from Kelowna, Merritt, Kamloops and surrounding areas.