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CARBERRY, Man. - RCMP say 15 people are dead and 10 are in hospital after a bus carrying people from Dauphin, Man., many of them seniors, collided with a semi truck.

TORONTO (AP) — A bus carrying seniors to a casino collided with a semi-trailer truck at a highway intersection in a rural part of the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/bus-full-of-seniors-heading-to-a-casino-in-canada-collides-with-truck-killing-15-people/">Read More</a>

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CARBERRY, Man. - A day trip to the casino for a busload of seniors turned to devastation and unimaginable loss Thursday after a fiery crash with a truck on the

A bus carrying 25 people was crossing the east bound lanes when it was struck by a semi-trailer truck that was going east.

TV broadcasters aired images of what looked like a large van or bus smoldering in a ditch near a transport truck with a smashed engine on a road. The pavement was littered with debris - broken glass, a large bumper and what looked like a walking aid. Seven blue and yellow tarps were stretched out.

A bus carrying seniors to a casino collided with a semi-trailer truck at a highway intersection in a rural part of the Canadian province of Manitoba Thursday, killing 15 people and injuring 10 more, police said.

Kali9/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- At least 15 people are dead and 10 injured in a "mass casualty collision" that occurred Thursday on a highway in Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. The crash happened on the Trans-Canada Highway between a semi-trailer truck and a bus near the town of Carberry in southwestern Manitoba, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The collision occurred around 11:40 a.m. local time. The semi-trailer was traveling eastbound on Highway 1 when it ...

A spokesperson for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the bus was carrying 25 people and authorities in Manitoba were deploying all their resources to the scene.

A bus carrying seniors to a casino collided with a semi-trailer truck at a highway intersection in a rural part of the Canadian province of Manitoba Thursday, killing 15 people and injuring 10 more, police said.