Death toll from Manitoba bus crash rises to 17
Posted July 16, 2023 2:16 pm.
Last Updated July 16, 2023 5:37 pm.
The death toll from last month’s fatal bus crash in western Manitoba has risen to 17 after a woman who was in critical condition died of her injuries in hospital Sunday.
Manitoba RCMP confirmed the 79-year-old woman’s death in a brief update. She had been in hospital since the June 15 collision.
A minibus was carrying a group of seniors from Dauphin, Man., and the surrounding area to a casino when it went into the path of an oncoming semi-trailer truck.
Twenty-five people were on the bus. Fifteen died that day and another died in hospital the following week.
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The crash happened on the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, west of Winnipeg.
The victims were remembered as beloved grandparents, mothers, fathers and siblings. Many were active in their tight-knit community, more than 300 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.
The victims ranged in age from 68 to 88, with 11 of them in their 80s. All but two were women.
—With files from The Canadian Press
