Canada bus crash leaves over 50 injured

Ottawa, Dec 25 (IANS) More than 50 people have been injured in a bus crash in Canada’s British Columbia province near Meritt town.

Fifty-three people were rushed to hospital, however, the condition of the injured is not disclosed by health authorities.

British Columbia Royal Canadian Mounted Police (BCRCMP) said it was a passenger bus and highway has been closed for traffic, Global News reported.

Updates will be provided once information becomes available, the BCRCMP said in a statement.

The cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained.

British Columbia premier David Eby said that he was “shocked and saddened” to hear about the incident, The BBC reported.

–IANS

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