The crash between a B.C. Transit bus and a Purolator dice van occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on June 30
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An 18-year-old passenger is on life assist after the B.C. Transit bus she was driving in was side-swiped by a courier van on Freeway 3A close to Castlegar.
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The crash between the bus and a Purolator dice van occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on June 30.
There have been 16 college students visiting from Quebec on the bus on the time. The 18-year-old feminine was sitting subsequent to the window the place the van hit and was gravely injured.
“After her classmates tried life-saving first help, the injured pupil was transported to Path Regional Hospital then Kelowna Common Hospital the place she stays on life assist,” mentioned RCMP Insp. Chad Badry in an announcement. She isn’t anticipated to outlive.
RCMP sufferer help and counsellors from Selkirk Faculty are serving to the scholars concerned.
The driving force of the courier van remained on the scene.
Police say investigators try to determine why the van driver crossed the centre line and are in search of info or video footage from a number of drivers behind the van. Video from the bus reveals three automobiles particularly: a blue two-door coupe, a silver SUV and an older gray Nissan Pathfinder.
Anybody with info is requested to name B.C. freeway patrol in Nelson at 250-354-5180.
