Three people were killed and the other 24 passengers were sent to hospitals across Alberta, the RCMP say
RCMP work on the scene of a sightseeing bus rollover at the Columbia Icefields near Jasper, Alta. on July 19, 2020., killing three people and sending the other 24 passengers to hospitals across Alberta, the RCMP say.
Sergeant Rick Bidaisee, the Jasper RCMP detachment commander, on Sunday said its location is also slowing recovery work. RCMP needs to bring in heavy equipment and technical specialists, he said. The bus is upside down on glacial moraine. The driver of the vehicle was injured in the crash, Mr. McKenna said, declining to elaborate. The coach, which can carry 56 people, was at its maximum capacity under COVID-19 restrictions.“To those who lost a loved one in [Saturday’s] bus crash at the Columbia Icefields, know that we are here for you and are keeping you in our thoughts,” he wrote. “We also wish a full recovery to those who were injured. And to the first responders, thank you for your quick action and hard work.
The vehicle rolled about five or six times down the hill, Mr. Krtolica said. It stopped with its wheels in the air.Rob Kanty had just completed the glacier tour with his family on Saturday and was having lunch at the tourist centre when staff told guests to evacuate the parking lot because of an unfolding incident.“At first, we thought it was just a rock slide, which was pretty scary in itself.
The Columbia Icefield is about 100 kilometres south of Jasper and 130 kilometres north of Lake Louise, on a highway known as the Icefields Parkway. This remote location, coupled with the number of passengers aboard the tour vehicle, meant emergency crews from a number of different communities responded to the crash. The first ground ambulance arrived from Jasper at 3:17 p.m. and the last patient was transported from the scene at 8:43 p.m., AHS said.
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