Canada tragedy: 15 die after youth hockey team’s bus crashes
By Sunday Post
April 8, 2018, 11:00 am
The Humboldt Broncos hockey team, who were involved in a crash which resulted in multiple fatalities.
A crash involving a lorry and a bus carrying a junior hockey team in western Canada has left 15 people dead and others seriously injured.
The bus was carrying the Humboldt Broncos to Nipawin ahead of a play-off game.
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a fatal crash outside of Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada, (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
It was involved in a collision with a transporter truck on Highway 35 in Saskatchewan. “There have been multiple fatalities – our whole community is in shock,” said Kevin Garinger, president of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League club.
A memorial at the stairs that lead to Elgar Petersen Arena is shown in Humboldt, Saskatchewan (Liam Richards/The Canadian Press via AP)
“It is one of the hardest days of my life.”
Mr Garinger confirmed parents from across western Canada had rushed to the scene.
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