Critical injuries reported as bus with 30 aboard rolls north of Prince George
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Health Minister Adrian Dix posted to Twitter that there were some critical injuries. Seven ground ambulances, an air ambulance and two supervisor units have been deployed.
Emergency crews were called to a remote forest service road north of Prince George, B.C., Friday where a charter bus carrying about 30 people rolled over.
The University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George has been placed on “Code Orange” disaster footing in response, and people are being asked to avoid the emergency room unless they are experiencing a life-threatening emergency.
BC Emergency Health Services said seven ground ambulances from Prince George and Mackenzie have been deployed and that 17 people were transported to hospital.
Health Minister Adrian Dix posted to Twitter that there were some critical injuries.
He said an air ambulance and two supervisor units had also been deployed, along with a Northern Health connections bus to assist at the scene.
“Prince George RCMP and Northern Health are currently working to get Northern Health Connections bus to the location to assist with transport of the wounded passengers,” Prince George RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jennifer Cooper said in a media release.
“Efforts to reach the location have been made increasingly difficult with the early morning rain and the current road conditions, in addition to the distance from Prince George to the incident location.”
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