BUS ROLLOVER
Two dead, several seriously injured in Vancouver Island bus rollover
Sep 14, 2019 | 1:21 PM
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – Two people are dead after a bus rolled over on Vancouver Island on Friday night.
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC) in Victoria, B.C., says the incident happened on a gravel road between the communities of Port Alberni and Bamfield and that it received a call for assistance at around 10 p.m.
Air Force Capt. David Burneau says three people were airlifted to a hospital in Victoria with serious or critical injuries.
He says the Port Alberni Fire Department transported 35 others to another hospital for minor injuries or as a precaution.