Post by Optimus on Apr 11, 2018 0:25:18 GMT -5
Not sure if this news has made it down to the States, but there was a horrific crash up here a few days ago. A busload of players from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey league (ages 16 to 21) was traveling along a two-lane highway when it was hit by a semi-trailer crossing an intersection with another highway. The bus load of kids had the right of way (no stop sign) while the semi's side of the intersection had a stop sign.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/nipawin-humboldt-bus-crash-1.4609835
This particular intersection is kind of away from a lot of stuff and there's a patch of trees at the corner of it that can make visibility bad...but there's a stop sign so that shouldn't really matter.
Out of the 29 passengers, 15 have died, mostly young men and teens. Most of the remaining 14 were pretty seriously injured.
It's really sad. I don't live in SK, but from what I know of it (one of my friends is from there), it's a huge province with a small-town feel (think Kansas, Indiana, Montana, or somewhere like that), so a lot of people have been affected by it.
They haven't released a lot of details yet (the RCMP is usually tight-lipped about such things so as to cut down on rumors and wild speculation...wouldn't it be nice if they did that in the States...), but the truck driver had apparently only been on the job for two weeks. I can't say for sure, and I'm not looking to point fingers, but it seems like he might've run the stop sign.
Whatever the case, it's a heartbreaking story for everyone involved.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-humboldt-trucking-company-1.4613594
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/nipawin-humboldt-bus-crash-1.4609835
This particular intersection is kind of away from a lot of stuff and there's a patch of trees at the corner of it that can make visibility bad...but there's a stop sign so that shouldn't really matter.
Out of the 29 passengers, 15 have died, mostly young men and teens. Most of the remaining 14 were pretty seriously injured.
It's really sad. I don't live in SK, but from what I know of it (one of my friends is from there), it's a huge province with a small-town feel (think Kansas, Indiana, Montana, or somewhere like that), so a lot of people have been affected by it.
They haven't released a lot of details yet (the RCMP is usually tight-lipped about such things so as to cut down on rumors and wild speculation...wouldn't it be nice if they did that in the States...), but the truck driver had apparently only been on the job for two weeks. I can't say for sure, and I'm not looking to point fingers, but it seems like he might've run the stop sign.
Whatever the case, it's a heartbreaking story for everyone involved.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-humboldt-trucking-company-1.4613594
Sukhmander Singh, who owns the trucking company, said he travelled to Saskatoon to pick the driver up after the crash and return him to his home in Calgary.
The driver — who Singh said is about 30 years old — was not injured in the crash, but Singh said it has taken a heavy emotional toll on him.
"The guy is in counselling … not sleeping well, not eating well," he said.
"Really upset. Me too. I'm sorry for this."
Singh said he had given the man two weeks of training and he had been driving on his own for that company for two weeks before the crash happened.
Singh said the driver was on his way to Melfort, Sask., when the crash happened and he was carrying a load of peat moss.
The driver — who Singh said is about 30 years old — was not injured in the crash, but Singh said it has taken a heavy emotional toll on him.
"The guy is in counselling … not sleeping well, not eating well," he said.
"Really upset. Me too. I'm sorry for this."
Singh said he had given the man two weeks of training and he had been driving on his own for that company for two weeks before the crash happened.
Singh said the driver was on his way to Melfort, Sask., when the crash happened and he was carrying a load of peat moss.
