BREAKING: Four people have died and dozens more were injured in a serious bus crash on a highway in B.C.'s Southern Interior on Christmas Eve.
December 25, 2022
"Although the number of patients remaining in hospital is low, this is a life-altering incident for all involved, from the initial physical injuries to the emotional and spiritual impacts of an incident such as this," the health authority said. "Our thoughts are with the families and patients, as well as the many first responders at the scene, who were impacted by this tragic incident.
“We’ll do everything we can and we’re here to answer questions and help,” Stepovy said over the phone. “We’ll do whatever we can to get back home and reconnected with their loved ones.” “Most of them came from Kelowna or the Central Okanagan area, West Kelowna, Peachland, as far as Penticton,” Clifford said. “Then on the other side from Merritt, Logan Lake.”“We have what’s called our mass casualty incident support vehicle, so it’s an ambulance that has multiple stretchers,” he said. “We have them strategically located around the province for unfortunate events like this that happen.
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