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Carberry Bus Crash
On June 15, 2023, a vehicle collision between a paratransit, handi-transit bus and a Semi-trailer truck, semi-truck occurred on the Trans-Canada Highway in the Municipality of North Cypress – Langford near Carberry, Manitoba, Canada, killing 17 people and injuring 8 others. Crash According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), a semi-truck collided with a 24-seat paratransit, handi-transit bus operated by Quality Care Transit at the intersection of Manitoba Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and Manitoba Highway 5, near Carberry, Manitoba. The majority of people on the bus were seniors from Dauphin, Manitoba, who were travelling to the Sand Hills Casino near Carberry. The people aboard the bus, nineteen women and six men, were between 58 and 88 years old. The driver was the co-owner of the company. Initial investigations determined that the bus was southbound on Highway 5 when it crossed into the eastbound lanes on Highway 1, and was struck by the semi-truck. Later rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitoba Highway 1
Provincial Trunk Highway 1 (PTH 1) is Manitoba's section of the Trans-Canada Highway. It is a heavily used, 4-lane divided highway, with the exception of a short 18 km section in the southeastern corner of the province. It is the main link between southern Manitoba's largest cities, and also serves as the province's main transportation link to the neighbouring provinces of Saskatchewan (to the west) and Ontario (to the east). The highway is the only major east-west divided highway in Manitoba, and carries a large majority of east-west traffic within and through the province. It has full freeway status sections at Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba is approximately . PTH 1 is a very important part of the national highway system. It is the only road that links the province of Manitoba (and thus the entirety of Western Canada) with the province of Ontario, making it a major section of Canada's primary commercial and leisu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
