Canada- 15 confirmed dead after collision between van carrying seniors and semi in southwestern Manitoba, 15 June '23

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''Fifteen people have been confirmed dead after a crash between a semi-trailer truck and a bus full of seniors headed to a casino in the southwestern Manitoba town of Carberry on Thursday, the commanding officer of the province's RCMP said at a news conference.

Rob Hill said the bus that collided with the semi was carrying about 25 people from in and around the western Manitoba city of Dauphin, most of whom were seniors.

Ten of them were taken to hospital with injuries, but Hill said the number of casualties may continue to change into the evening.

"Sadly this is a day in Manitoba and across Canada that will be remembered as one of tragedy and incredible sadness," Hill said, adding many people in the Dauphin area are still waiting for news about their loved ones.

"To all those waiting, I can't imagine how difficult it is not knowing if the person you love the most will be making it home tonight. I'm so sorry we cannot get you the definitive answers you need more quickly."
 
calgaryherald.com

15 confirmed dead after bus carrying seniors collides with semi truck in western Manitoba

All lanes of Highway 1 have been closed over a 6.4-kilometre stretch near Carberry
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''Nirmesh Vadera, who was working at a business on the side of the highway when the crash happened, said he went outside and saw a transport truck with a smashed engine on the highway.

A multi-passenger vehicle was on fire in the grass on the side of the road. First responders were trying to get people out of the burning vehicle, he said.

“It was burning and all the (firefighters) and medical help and everybody was trying to get them away from the fire. They are just trying to give treatment and everything,” he said.

Vadera said the crash looked devastating.''
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Manitoba crash map
Map shows location of crash on the Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba on Thursday. Google Map
Helicopters with the STARS air ambulance service were sent from Winnipeg and Regina. The crew was made up of doctors, paramedics and nurses.

“We also deployed additional STARS crew to the area on two fixed-wing aircraft, for a total of 14 STARS critical care crew responding in addition to area EMS and other first responders,” spokesman Blake Robert said in an email.''
 
I hadn’t read the article I posted below before I made the comment above about Humboldt.

After that crash we were asked to put hockey sticks out and wear a hockey jersey for them one day. I was here in Nova Scotia and wore my Toronto Maple Leafs jersey and had a hockey stick on my porch.

I heard my mailman come up the drive and so I went out on the porch. When he got out of the truck I saw he was also wearing a hockey jersey and I teared up. He saw my shirt and and reaction and he also became tearful.

It’s the thought of the victims, and it’s also about the common fear we drivers all have. Especially when it comes to those areas where we’re going more than 80 kmph and there’s an intersection with a stop sign and big, heavy trucks involved that cannot stop easily if a mistake is made.

I’m heartbroken for Winnipeg today.

“The mayor of Dauphin, Man., and a city councillor in Humboldt, Sask., are members of a club that no one wants to belong to: community leaders responding to unimaginable and unexpected tragedies.
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“I went back to five years, to when the news broke in Humboldt here,” said Rob Muench, a Humboldt city councillor who was mayor at the time of that crash. “I think that probably happened to a lot of local people here.”

Muench and other municipal officials have reached out to their counterparts in Manitoba, and Muench said he has been texting with Dauphin’s mayor to offer advice.

Muench said they’ve shared information that will hopefully help the Manitoba city prepare for what’s to come.”

Manitoba RCMP, community leaders look to Saskatchewan after deadly crash - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

Officials in Dauphin, Man., and Humboldt, Sask., are members of a club that no one wants to belong to: community leaders responding to unimaginable and unexpected tragedies.
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globalnews.ca

Manitoba crash: truck had right-of-way, RCMP say | Globalnews.ca

RCMP say initial findings of dash cam footage seized from the semi truck show it had the right-of-way when it collided with a minibus carrying 25 seniors.
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''The truck that collided with a bus of seniors had the right-of-way when a minibus pulled into the intersection, RCMP say dash cam footage seized from the transport vehicle shows.''

''Mounties confirmed 19 women and six men between the ages of 55 and 88 were on the minibus heading to Sand Hills Casino in Carberry, Man. when it was struck by a truck crossing the Trans-Canada Highway on Highway 5.''

www.thestar.com

‘It’s grandpas and grandmas and babas and gidos’: Community reels after collision that killed 15 in Manitoba

A group of mostly seniors from Dauphin was heading to a casino Thursday when the bus they were on crashed with a semi-trailer in Carberry.
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''The investigation into what happened at this bustling rural intersection surrounded by greenery has only just begun.

Lasson said the victims who had been taken to the hospital had all been identified. That includes six women and four men from the bus and the truck driver, who had been interviewed by police and released from hospital.

“This means that anyone else who was on this bus is presumed now to be deceased,” he said at an afternoon briefing. “For the last few hours, RCMP members have been having very difficult conversations with family members, unfortunately, notifying them that their loved one is among the 15 believed to be deceased.”
 
Lexiintoronto said:
This is a tiktok of a Global National News report clearly describes what happened with an animation:

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Thank you for posting this. It shows exactly how the accident occurred. We have an intersection similar to this one leading to the urban centre near us. There have been deaths at that intersection too. These roads need an overpass.
 
musicaljoke said:
Thank you for posting this. It shows exactly how the accident occurred. We have an intersection similar to this one leading to the urban centre near us. There have been deaths at that intersection too. These roads need an overpass.
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I had a driving phobia prior to getting my license. I went to three different courses and had two different instructors prior to going for my test. I failed my first test with good reason. I failed to reduce my speed at a surprise reduced speed section (10kph reduction) and failed to check my blind spot again prior to making a turn.

I then went to a private intensive driving course and told the instructor not to hold back: I needed all the constructive criticism I could get. He was brutally honest and I still think of his instructions to this day.

I have a perfect driving record so far, but take nothing for granted.

I study every vehicle collision that happens to come up on my SM feed. If I was there, what would I have done? How could this have been prevented? Am I getting complacent?

I’m heartbroken for everyone in this, and I think like you the intersection design itself was a possible factor.
 
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Patsy ZamrykutPatsy Zamrykut, 88
Claudia ZurbaClaudia Zurba, 87



In looking at their beautiful smiling faces in these photographs, I can't help but think that they will be hugely missed by their friends and families. I hope they were laughing and enjoying each other's company right up until that intersection. RIP.


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(Dear mods, I am sorry if I have made a bit of mess. It seems the photos didn't post properly). :confused:
 
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www.thestar.com

‘Gone in an instant’: RCMP name 16 seniors killed in Manitoba bus crash

RCMP superintendent mourns “mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, grandparents, whose decades of contributions helped make this community what it is” as images of the dead were displayed Thursday.
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Here’s what’s known about each person killed:
  • ''Louis Bretecher, 81: “Proud and beloved husband, father, and pepere,” said his family. “He will forever be missed and always remembered by all who knew and loved him. Our hearts lay also with those families who are grieving alongside ours.”
  • Margaret Furkalo, 82: “Forever in our hearts,” her family said.
  • Vangie Gilchrist, 83: From Gilbert Plains, a municipality in Manitoba. A funeral for her is scheduled there for June 30.
  • Ann Hill, 81: “Rest in peace mom, grandma, great grandma, sister,” said her family. Hill was born in Dauphin in 1942, according to her obituary.
  • Helen Kufley, 88: “We are heartbroken and numb by this tragedy and the loss of our vibrant mother, Baba and Great Baba,” her family said. “She was and always will be the cornerstone of our family, the one we always went to for advice and wisdom, and we will miss her terribly. Thank you to all the first responders for their incredible work and the city of Dauphin for their caring.”
  • Arlene Lindquist, 68: Family said she was a “loving mother, grandmother and friend.”
  • Nettie Nakonechny, 87: “A long-time resident of Dauphin, former school teacher, and Baba to not only her own grandchildren and great-grandchildren, but to many others who knew her,” her family said. “She was very proud of her Ukrainian culture. She will be missed by all of us who loved her.”
  • Shirley Novalkowski, 76: A “loving mother, grandmother, and sister,” her family said.
  • Frank Perzylo, 82, and Rose Perzylo, 80: a couple who lived in Dauphin.
  • Donna Showdra, 79: She will be deeply missed by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, her family wrote.
  • Lillian Stobbe, 73: Family describes her as a loving mother, nana, and friend. According to her obituary, she lived in Dauphin and was formerly of Winnipegosis.
  • Patsy Zamrykut, 88: Zamrykut lived in Dauphin, and a funeral liturgy will be held for her there on June 29, according to her obituary.
  • Claudia Zurba, 87: “Your life was a blessing. Your memory is a treasure,” read a statement provided by family to the RCMP. “You were loved beyond words and missed beyond measure. She was our Mom, Nana, Great Nana, Great Great Nana. Love you forever. Our hearts were shattered into pieces that day.” According to her obituary, Zurba was from Fork River, Manitoba. A funeral is scheduled for next Tuesday, and guests are asked to wear something orange, coral or bright.''
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