[Stevieaitch]

Originally Posted by reaperman69 ↗

I think the bus tboned the trailer cut it in half look at the roof. Just a thought

Seems that the truck may have been blinded and pulled out or didnt stop. The bus hit just behind the cab and they both went sliding into their final positions. Theres white crosses on google earth at the intersection from a previous crash. So must be a bad place.

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by Stevieaitch ↗

Seems that the truck may have been blinded and pulled out or didnt stop. The bus hit just behind the cab and they both went sliding into their final positions. Theres white crosses on google earth at the intersection from a previous crash. So must be a bad place.

Yeah 20 years ago a whole family was wiped out during a crash on the same dangerous intersection.
think you're right about the blinding, fail to stop and trees blocking view.

[reaperman69]

Bus didnt have a stop sign. Im curious if that intersection had a 4 way stop if that could of prevented this tragedy.

[reaperman69]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

Yeah 20 years ago a whole family was wiped out during a crash on the same dangerous intersection.
think you're right about the blinding, fail to stop and trees blocking view.

Or maybe the truck did stop but then when it started rolling again thats when the bus came through not seeing it in time do to the blind spot. Not having the time to stop. So many scenarios and possibilitys

[reaperman69]

In Friday’s tragedy, the truck was heading west at the intersection south of Nipawin when it collided with the bus. The force of the crash propelled both vehicles into the ditch at the northwest corner of the intersection.

Aerial footage showed the bus on its side, its roof peeled back and its front end destroyed.

The trailer of the truck lay nearby in a shattered mess, with bags of its peat moss cargo scattered all around. The tractor part was intact, lying on its passenger side.

The semi-truck would have had to yield to a stop sign before crossing over the highway the hockey bus was travelling on. There is a stand of trees on the southeast corner of the intersection, limiting visibility of the approach on both roads.
In the case of the Humboldt accident, “the scene talks a lot,” according to former Quebec provincial police crash expert Pierre Bellemare.

Bellemare, who retired in 2005 after 25 years of service, says that since the road travelled by the bus didn’t have a stop sign, investigators will have to determine whether the semi-truck came to a full stop at the intersection.

That, he said, will involve speaking to survivors and witnesses, confirming the truck’s speed, load, and mechanical condition, and checking for anything that may have impeded the driver’s field of vision.

Investigators will also look at the safety of the intersection where the crash occurred.

[Johnny Wadd]

Two Canada Humboldt Bronco ice hockey crash victims misidentified



Parker Tobin (left) and Xavier Labelle

A Canadian coroner misidentified two young victims of a bus crash that killed 15 people in the province of Saskatchewan at the weekend.

The collision claimed the lives of 10 junior ice hockey players and five team support staff.

A day after releasing the official list of the deceased, the Saskatchewan justice ministry admitted mixing up two players' identities.

Xavier Labelle, 18, was said to have died, but he is among the injured.

Friday's fatal collision involved the Humboldt Bronco's team bus and an articulated lorry on a rural highway.

Parker Tobin, 18 - originally listed among the injured - was confirmed on Monday to have died in the crash, and he was removed from the list of survivors.

Saskatchewan Justice Ministry spokesman Drew Wilby said authorities realised the mistake late on Sunday night and both the Tobin and Labelle families have since been informed.

"I can't imagine putting myself in those families' shoes to first get the notice that their loved ones had been in a collision of this nature and to find out who they had thought was their loved one wasn't actually their loved one," he told reporters.

Mr Wilby said he was limited by Canadian privacy laws in offering more information that could explain the misidentification.

"A lot of these boys looked alike - they had the [dyed] blond hair in support of their team for the play-off run, they're very similar builds, they're all very similar ages, and they're very athletic of course," he said.

The scope of the accident - 15 dead and 14 injured - was unprecedented in Saskatchewan's recent history, said Mr Wilby.

He said identification of survivors and deceased was made in conjunction with multiple agencies and in consultation with families.

Authorities say they are now confident in the identities of the remaining survivors and those confirmed killed.

The junior ice hockey players all ranged in age from 16 to 21 years of age.

Ten Humboldt Broncos, along with five team support staff, were killed in the crash as they were travelling to a semifinal play-off in another town.

The tragedy sparked an outpouring of grief from across the country, where ice hockey is considered a national sport.

An online fundraiser for the families of the victims has so far raised over C$5m ($3.9m; £2.7m).

Too terrible to even comprehend

[booboo2718]

Sorry to hear about all this. My condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy.

[reaperman69]

UPDATE:
Humboldt Broncos bus crash claims 16th victim, as athletic therapist dies in hospital.
Dayna Brons, the lone woman aboard the Humboldt Broncos' team bus when it collided with a transport truck on April 6, has died.

Family and friends had been waiting anxiously, hoping the 24-year-old athletic therapist would pull through after she suffered serious head trauma. Her aunt, Audrey Hopfner, visited her niece yesterday*and felt optimistic that she looked better and would recover.
Instead, on Wednesday afternoon, Hopfner received word her niece had died, news that left her speechless.*

"She was a beautiful, kind human being. She was fun to be with. She laughed easily," said Hopfner.*"She was just a very special person."
Her family released a statement to say Brons*died peacefully, surrounded by "those she loved and those who loved her. Dayna will be forever remembered for her joyful smile, and her passion and love of sport."

Hopfner*said that smile*was the memory she would most cherish*of her niece.*

"She had such a beautiful smile."**

Over the last few days, lacrosse and soccer teams that Brons had worked with offered their support for her*on social media. So did Canadian women's hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser, an Olympian.

"'The only girl on the boys team' ... Dayna I've been thinking of you a lot! Praying you pull through," she wrote.

[reaperman69]

Originally Posted by booboo2718 ↗

Sorry to hear about all this. My condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy.

As you can see it has claimed 16 people now. she passed away yesterday

[reaperman69]

This is the recording of the owner ofthe trucking company.
https://globalnews.ca/video/rd/1208705091975/