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By James Peters

Bus Crash

Update: 1 person deceased after being struck in Lac La Hache

Jun 21, 2024 | 2:28 PM

UPDATE AT 6:30 P.M. FRIDAY: 

A spokesperson for 100 Mile House RCMP (B.C.) says one person has died after being struck Friday. It should be noted no children were deceased as a result of a collision involving a school bus.

On Friday, June 21, at approximately 1 p.m., 100 Mile House RCMP and BCHP responded to the report of a collision involving a bus carrying school age children, on Highway 97 at Butler Road in Lac La Hache.

There was a subsequent collision on the highway where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) attended the scene but despite life saving efforts the person did not survive.

Multiple air ambulances, BCEHS ground crews and several local fire departments responded to the scene. Numerous people who were on the bus have been transported to hospital with varying injuries.

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Police are also working with the local school district in order to help re-connect parents with their children. There were over 30 people on the bus including students and adults who have all been accounted for.

BCHP is working closely with 100 Mile House RCMP and the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (CARS) has been called out to assist with determining the cause of the collisions. Based on the initial information the bus was travelling on Highway 97 just north of Lac La Hache when it went off the road and down an embankment.

The highway remains closed to all traffic while investigators work to process the scene.

Anyone who was travelling in the area and has dash camera footage or witnessed either collision is asked to contact BCHP- 100 Mile House at 250-395-2456.

ORIGINAL STORY BELOW: 

LAC LA HACHE, B.C. — We are receiving word of a major crash involving a school bus in the Cariboo.

According to Cpl. Melissa Jongema of BC Highway Patrol, the incident took place early Friday afternoon (June 21) along Highway 97 near Butler Road in Lac La Hache.

A photo from the scene appears to show a bus down an embankment from the roadway.

There is no word on the number or severity of injuries.

The highway is closed in both directions while emergency responders attend the scene. RCMP are asking motorists to avoid the area.

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