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Dauphin residents are in shock after 15 of its residents were killed and 10 others injured in the deadliest highway crash in Manitoba history, the mayor told the Free Press.
A bus was carrying 25 people who live in and around Dauphin when it collided with a tractor-trailer at highways 1 and 5, just north of Carberry.
Dauphin Mayor David Bosiak said the entire city in western Manitoba will be affected in some way.
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Fifteen seniors from the Dauphin area, who were on a bus trip to the Sand Hills Casino near Carberry, were killed when their bus collided with a semi-trailer Thursday on the Trans-Canada Highway at the intersection of Highway 5.
He vowed residents will pull together to support the victims, survivors and their families.
“Probably everyone in this community knows someone that was involved in the crash,” he said. “I would be that I know many of the people on that bus.”
The vehicle was en route to the Sand Hills Casino on Highway 5 just south of Carberry.
An employee of Dauphin-based Quality Care Transit declined to comment.
The company was scheduled to operate a bus trip to the casino Thursday, according to its Facebook page.
A crisis centre has been set up at Dauphin’s Trinity Lutheran Church, while the city and emergency services co-ordinate support and services for those affected.
Bosiak spoke to the Free Press before going to the centre Thursday evening.
In addition to shock, there was a feeling of horror for residents, and the anxiety of not knowing all of the details of the crash nor who was involved, said Bosiak.
He said city staff have been in contact with municipal officials in Humboldt, Sask., for guidance when it comes to setting up and operating services and support.
Sixteen people were killed when a bus carrying members of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team was struck by a tractor-trailer on a rural highway in April 2018.
Bosiak noted Dauphin was affected by a crash in March that killed four teenagers near Gilbert Plains.
He thanked Manitobans and others who’ve offered condolences and support to Dauphin in the aftermath of Thursday’s crash.
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