School bus crash: Pedestrian killed, ‘numerous’ injuries in pair of Highway 97 collisions
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The B.C. Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 1 p.m., near Butler Road, about 50 minutes south of Williams Lake on the highway.
A pedestrian was killed and “numerous” people aboard a school bus were hurt in a pair of collisions in the same location along Highway 97 in the South Cariboo on Friday.
The B.C. Highway Patrol said the school bus had about 30 people aboard when it left the highway at Butler Road, just north of Lac La Hache and about an hour north of 100 Mile House, around 1 p.m.
“Multiple air ambulances, BCEHS ground crews and several local fire departments responded to the scene,” Highway Patrol Cpl. Melissa Jongema said in a media release.
“Numerous people who were on the bus have been transported to hospital with varying injuries.”
School District 27, which operated the bus, said all students and staff were accounted for.
Not long afterward, a pedestrian was struck and killed in the same area of the highway.
Police were unable to confirm if the pedestrian had been coming to the aid of the bus crash victims when they were hit.
BC Emergency Health Services said it deployed 11 ground ambulances and response units with primary and advanced care paramedics, along with seven air ambulances with critical care paramedics.
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