15 Killed in Manitoba Bus Collision

Thursday at 11:40 am the RCMP responded to a mass casualty collision between a semi-trailer and a bus in Manitoba.

There are 15 fatalities and 10 others were taken to hospital with various injuries.

Major Crime Services is investigating the crash.

Police say the semi-trailer was heading eastbound on Manitoba Highway 1 and the bus, carrying senior citizens from Dauphin, was headed southbound on Manitoba Highway 5.

The bus had already crossed the westbound lanes of Highway 1 and was crossing the eastbound lanes when it was struck by the semi.

A family support centre has been set up in Dauphin.