“We could see the dust and rocks still sliding down the mountain towards the tour bus already rolled over on its roof,' said a witness.
Police did not say what caused the wreck, but Rob Kanty, who was on an earlier bus and witnessed the crash, said he believes a rockslide may have played a role.
Alberta Heath Services said 24 patients were transported to hospitals in Edmonton, Grande Prairie and Calgary, 14 of them with life-threatening injuries. AHS said four others were in serious but stable condition while the remaining six were listed as stable.Drinkwater said getting updates from the scene was difficult due to unreliable cellular service in the remote part of the mountains.Tourists walk on the Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park, on May 7, 2014.
AHS said EMS crews from Calgary, Jasper, Nordegg, Banff, Rocky Mountain House, Canmore, Hinton, Edmonton and Sundre responded to the incident.
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