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Three people killed and 16 injured in Calgary bus crash

A multi-vehicle crash involving transit buses erupted into flames in Calgary, leaving three people dead and 16 others injured.

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Three people were killed and 16 others were injured on Thursday when a bus involved in a multi-vehicle crash erupted into flames in Calgary, Canada, UPI reported. Global News and Yahoo News Canada both report that the chain-reaction collision involved two Calgary transit buses. [1][4][6]

Authorities stated during a press conference that a responding police officer was among the 16 injured individuals, UPI reported. Ten people were taken to local hospitals, with one person in critical condition and nine suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. Five other people were classified as walking wounded and were taken to the hospital for further assessment after being cleared at the scene. [1]

The city of Calgary gets its name from Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, which translates from Scottish Gaelic as bay farm or sheltered pasture by the bay. [8]

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In short

  • Three people were killed in a multi-vehicle bus crash in Calgary.
  • Sixteen people were injured, including a responding police officer.
  • Ten injured individuals were taken to local hospitals, including one in critical condition.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]3 dead, 16 injured in fiery bus crash in CalgaryUPI, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Oregon school shooting: 3 children, teacher killed; 16-year-old gunman dies after community member pursues him into schoolDW, 7h ago
  3. [3]3 dead, 16 injured in fiery bus crash in CalgaryYahoo, 1h ago
  4. [4]3 dead, at least 16 injured in fiery chain-reaction crash involving 2 Calgary transit bussesGlobal News, 7h ago
  5. [5]3 dead, several injured after fiery bus crash in CalgaryCBC, 8h ago
  6. [6]3 dead, at least 16 injured in fiery crash involving 2 Calgary transit busesYahoo News Canada, 4h ago

Background

  1. [7]Ryan Dunn on Wikipedia
  2. [8]Calgary on Grokipedia
  3. [9]Tour bus crash in western Turkey leaves 11 dead and 27 injured FTMQ News, 4d ago
  4. [10]Texas woman receives seven year sentence for deadly drunk driving crash FTMQ News, 3h ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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