No critical injuries in crash of B.C. bus with 30 aboard: RCMP
Posted June 16, 2023 12:31 pm.
Last Updated June 16, 2023 12:59 pm.
Mounties say no critical injuries have been reported among 30 people on a charter bus that crashed on a forest service road north of Prince George, B.C. Friday.
RCMP Corp. Jennifer Cooper says numerous ambulances and police officers were dispatched to the site.
Cooper says the bus was carrying pipeline workers when it went off the road. Emergency Health Services says 17 patients have been taken to hospital.
According to Cooper, the cause of the crash is still unclear, but early morning rain on the gravel road made the conditions “quite poor.”
She says initial reports indicate there were no critical injuries, but the distance from Prince George is hampering communications as radio coverage is minimal in that area.
Northern Health spokesperson Eryn Collins says the University Hospital of Northern B.C. in Prince George has activated a “code orange,” used in cases where an influx of patients is expected that could overwhelm the hospital.
“We ask that area residents avoid the UHNBC emergency department for all but life-threatening emergency needs at this time,” Northern Health said in a Facebook post.
“Patients with scheduled (non—urgent) procedures at UHNBC will be contacted if their procedure will need to be rescheduled.”
More to come.
