Bus driver killed in crash involving a fuel truck in Kamloops

FILE - An RCMP cruiser. (CityNews image)

By The Canadian Press

Posted October 2, 2025 12:42 pm.

A transit driver has been killed in a crash involving their bus and a fuel truck in Kamloops, B.C.

RCMP say officers responded to a call on Wednesday about the crash near the 900 block of Ord Road.

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BC Transit has confirmed that the driver of the bus was killed. 

The bus was not in service at the time of the crash and there were no passengers onboard.

Police and BC Transit say they have launched investigations into what caused the crash, and Transit’s contracted operating partner Transdev Canada will also take part in the process.

Mounties are urging anyone with information or dashcam footage of the crash to contact investigators.

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