1 dead, 8 injured in head-on bus collision near Crowsnest Pass
One woman was killed and eight people hurt in a collision between an SUV and a bus on Highway 3 near Crowsnest Pass on Wednesday.
RCMP say officers responded to the crash on the highway near Range Road 25, just west of Lundbreck Falls, before 7:45 p.m.
According to police, the driver of the SUV crossed the centre line and crashed head-on with the private bus, which was carrying 27 people.
A 44-year-old woman from Fernie, B.C., who was driving the SUV, was killed, while eight people aboard the bus were hurt. Police say two were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and six others had minor injuries.
Cpl. Gina Slaney of the Alberta RCMP told CBC News the crash was an unfortunate accident.
"There is no indication at this point that alcohol was involved," she said.
The RCMP notes six people were killed in vehicle crashes across the province on Wednesday, when sunny skies prevailed a road conditions were ideal. Slaney says this incident serves as a reminder to drivers to pay extra attention.
"The roads aren't slippery, I get it. But there are other things that contribute to these tragic collisions," Slaney said.
