In pictures: Trans-Canada Highway crash in southwestern Manitoba By: Free Press Posted: Last Modified:

A seniors bus outing to a rural casino ended with 15 people dead and 10 seriously injured after a fiery crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Man., on June 15.

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A seniors bus outing to a rural casino ended with 15 people dead and 10 seriously injured after a fiery crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Man., on June 15.

The seniors, who were from Dauphin and the surrounding area, were on a bus trip to Sand Hills Casino, 170 kilometres west of Winnipeg, when it collided with a semi-trailer just before noon Thursday.

The patients, who range in age from their early 60s to late 80s, are being treated for a variety of serious injuries. The drivers of both vehicles survived and were being treated in hospital. Survivors were taken to four hospitals, including Brandon and Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre, officials said.

Police tape at the scene of a deadly collision between a semi truck and a small bus carrying seniors at the corner of Highway 5 and the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Man. on June 15, 2023. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
Police tape at the scene of a deadly collision between a semi truck and a small bus carrying seniors at the corner of Highway 5 and the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Man. on June 15, 2023. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
The bus, in a ditch, burned after the crash. (Skilled Truckers Canada / Facebook)
The bus, in a ditch, burned after the crash. (Skilled Truckers Canada / Facebook)
The bus, in a ditch, burned after the crash. (Nirmesh Vadera photo)
The bus, in a ditch, burned after the crash. (Nirmesh Vadera photo)
STARS air ambulance sent two helicopters and two planes to respond to the crash. (Nirmesh Vadera photo)
STARS air ambulance sent two helicopters and two planes to respond to the crash. (Nirmesh Vadera photo)
A STARS Air Ambulance helicopter flies out from behind a line of semi trucks and vehicles along the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway after the highway lanes were shut down. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
A STARS Air Ambulance helicopter flies out from behind a line of semi trucks and vehicles along the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway after the highway lanes were shut down. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
An aerial view of the crash site. In this view, north is up. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
An aerial view of the crash site. In this view, north is up. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
An RCMP officer takes a photo of the semi truck, which is owned by Day & Ross, a New Brunswick transport company. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
An RCMP officer takes a photo of the semi truck, which is owned by Day & Ross, a New Brunswick transport company. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
An RCMP officer speaks to an unidentified man near the semi-truck. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
An RCMP officer speaks to an unidentified man near the semi-truck. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
An emergency worker walks past the semi truck. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
An emergency worker walks past the semi truck. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
A walker lies on the ground at the scene. Most of the passengers on the bus were seniors from the Dauphin area heading on an excursion to a casino near Carberry. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
A walker lies on the ground at the scene. Most of the passengers on the bus were seniors from the Dauphin area heading on an excursion to a casino near Carberry. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
A burned out transport bus lies in the ditch on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
A burned out transport bus lies in the ditch on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
A stop sign lies at the ground at the scene of the deadly collision. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
A stop sign lies at the ground at the scene of the deadly collision. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
An RCMP officer walks around the semi truck while the transport bus appears in the background. (Matt Georzen / The Brandon Sun)
An RCMP officer walks around the semi truck while the transport bus appears in the background. (Matt Georzen / The Brandon Sun)
A small burned out transport bus lies in the ditch on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
A small burned out transport bus lies in the ditch on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
A critical care team loads a victim of the Trans-Canada Highway mass casualty collisio for transport to the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg at the Brandon Municipal Airport. (Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun)
A critical care team loads a victim of the Trans-Canada Highway mass casualty collisio for transport to the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg at the Brandon Municipal Airport. (Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun)
A critical care team loads a victim of the Trans Canada Highway mass casualty collision at Carberry into a STARS Air Ambulance for transport to the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. (Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun)
A critical care team loads a victim of the Trans Canada Highway mass casualty collision at Carberry into a STARS Air Ambulance for transport to the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. (Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun)
A STARS Air Ambulance takes flight from the Brandon Municipal Airport to transport a victim of the Trans Canada Highway mass casualty collision at Carberry to the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. (Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun)
A STARS Air Ambulance takes flight from the Brandon Municipal Airport to transport a victim of the Trans Canada Highway mass casualty collision at Carberry to the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. (Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun)
Exhausted emergency workers take a break at the scene of a collision between a small busy and a semi truck at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 5 near Carberry on Thursday afternoon. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
Exhausted emergency workers take a break at the scene of a collision between a small busy and a semi truck at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 5 near Carberry on Thursday afternoon. (Matt Goerzen / The Brandon Sun)
An aerial view of the crash site showing the southeast corner of the intersection. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
An aerial view of the crash site showing the southeast corner of the intersection. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
An aerial view of the crash site shows the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
An aerial view of the crash site shows the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
An aerial view of the crash site. In this view, the top-left corner shows Highway 5 heading south. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
An aerial view of the crash site. In this view, the top-left corner shows Highway 5 heading south. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)

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