Police may never be able to talk to driver of bus in deadly collision in Manitoba

The Canadian Press

June 13, 2024 at 2:27 p.m.·2 min read

WINNIPEG — Police may never be able to talk to the driver of a bus involved in a crash that killed 17 people a year ago near Carberry, Man., a RCMP official said Thursday.

"We have to respect the privacy of the driver, but I can say that the results of the accident inflicted some severe medical issues for the driver, and he's not able to provide those answers that we would like," said Supt. Rob Lasson, officer in charge of major crime services for the Manitoba RCMP.

Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the tragedy, Lasson thanked the victims' families for their patience.

"This investigation was very complex, very unique (and) required a copious amount of various resources."

The bus was carrying seniors from Dauphin, Man., to a casino near Carberry on June 15 of last year and had 25 people on board.

The bus was on Highway 5 and crossing the Trans-Canada Highway when it collided with a semi-trailer.

Police have said the semi-trailer had the right of way. Traffic along the Trans-Canada is free-flowing while vehicles that cross at the intersection on Highway 5 have stop and yield signs.

Police have been able to speak to witnesses, including survivors of the crash, have run analyses on both vehicles, and have gone over forensic reports, Lasson said

RCMP handed over their findings in January to the Crown attorneys' office, which has yet to decide whether to lay charges. Lasson said he expects a decision soon but would not estimate a date.

People in Dauphin are scheduled to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy on Saturday with a new monument to the victims.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 13, 2024

The Canadian Press

The Canadian Press
Wife of Toronto gunman says two victims allegedly defrauded family of life savings
TORONTO — The gunman in a fatal Toronto shooting believed the two victims had defrauded his family, his wife said, as court records indicate the family was suing the pair after losing more than a million dollars in an alleged investment scam.
People
Man Arrested in 23-Year-Old Cold Case Turns Out to Be Ex-Boyfriend of Victim's Daughter
Leslie Preer was found dead in her home in May 2001
CBC
'I wish you good luck,' judge says in sentencing Indigenous lawyer who assaulted officer
An Alberta judge offered words of support to an Indigenous lawyer who was sentenced Tuesday for assaulting a police officer. Laura Phypers, 38, pleaded guilty last week. Court heard Friday that her life — informed by a childhood of trauma, "utter poverty" and alcoholism — had gotten "out of control" the night of the assault.Phypers has been sober since the incident and reconnected with her Indigenous community, according to her lawyer. "We need more lawyers of your life experiences advocating fo
CNN
Killed by a scam: A father took his life after losing his savings to international criminal gangs. He’s not the only one
Dennis was one of countless victims of a massive global criminal operation predominantly run by predominantly Chinese gangs who have built a multibillion-dollar scam industry in Southeast Asia.
BuzzFeed
23 Angry People Who Wrote Notes That Said What They Said
We need to stop teaching writing in school, like, IMMEDIATELY!
The Canadian Press
Plastic surgeon charged in death of wife who went into cardiac arrest while he worked on her
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A plastic surgeon in the Florida Panhandle was charged with his wife's death after she suffered a cardiac arrest and died days after he performed after-hours procedures on her in his clinic last year, authorities said.
The Canadian Press
Georgia father freed from prison 10 years after his toddler died in hot car, booked into county jail
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A father from Georgia has been released from prison 10 years after his toddler died in a hot car, a case that made global headlines after prosecutors accused him of murder.
CBC
Cousins found dead weeks apart in Dawson Creek, B.C.
RCMP have confirmed that two cousins who went missing in Dawson Creek, B.C., have been found dead weeks apart.On Tuesday, police announced they had identified the remains of Darylyn Supernant, who was 29 when she was last seen alive on March 15, 2023.Supernant's remains were found April 19, 2024, on the 219 Road of Dawson Creek, a city of approximately 12,000 residents about 750 kilometres northeast of Vancouver and 20 kilometres from the Alberta border. Police say DNA testing was done to confir
People
Police Release Justin Timberlake’s Mug Shot After DWI Arrest in the Hamptons
The “Selfish” singer was arrested by the Sag Harbor Police Department early Tuesday, June 18
Business Insider
Matt Gaetz's sexual-misconduct probe just got more serious
The House Ethics Committee says it's now looking into whether Gaetz sought to "obstruct government investigations of his conduct."
CBC
Lobster dealer sentenced to 5 years in prison for large fraud
A 58-year-old lobster dealer with a long and infamous past in southwest Nova Scotia has been handed five years in prison for defrauding a fisheries company of what the prosecutor in the case says was more than a million dollars.Terry Banks, a Brooklyn, N.S., man with a prior record for large-scale fraud, was sentenced Wednesday by Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Pierre Muise, in a case that reverberated in the lucrative lobster industry when charges were first laid in 2017.Crown prosecutor Ric
People
Drunk Driver Drove to Work with Severed Arm of Pedestrian He Killed in the Passenger Seat, Police Say
Juan Morgan Munoz, 31, is allegely behind a fatal hit-and-run in Dallas
CNN
The British Army trains in Kenya. Many women say soldiers raped them and abandoned children they fathered
Seventeen-year-old Marian Pannalossy cuts a striking figure wherever she goes in Archer’s Post, a small town 200 miles north of Nairobi. She lives alone and is light-skinned in a place where mixed-race people are a rarity and therefore ostracized.
CNN
What could happen if the Supreme Court sides with the January 6 rioters
If the Supreme Court undermines the prosecution of hundreds of people accused of joining the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot, former President Donald Trump and his allies are poised to promote that ruling as a rebuke of the Justice Department’s efforts to prosecute members of the pro-Trump mob.
The Canadian Press
2 French boys are accused of raping a 12-year-old Jewish girl in an act of antisemitism
PARIS (AP) — Two adolescent boys in a Paris suburb have been given preliminary charges of raping a 12-year-old girl and religion-motivated violence, French authorities said Wednesday. A Jewish leader said the girl is Jewish.
People
21-Year-Old Arrested and Charged with Killing 15-Year-Old Girlfriend Just Before Her Middle School Graduation
Trevor Bady, 21, has been accused of fatally shooting Ahliana Dickey, 15, in Lowell, Massachusetts
The Canadian Press
Missouri attorney general says not so fast on freeing woman jailed for 43 years in 1980 killing
Missouri top prosecutor asked a court Tuesday to put the brakes on releasing a woman from prison in a 1980 killing that her attorneys allege was committed by a now-discredited police officer.
BBC
Man arrested in rape of 13-year-old after residents spot him
Community members helped identify a man who is accused of raping a 13 year old in Queens, New York.
Global News
6-year-old boy struck and killed by school bus in Vaughan
A 6 year old boy has been struck and killed by a school bus in a residential area of Kleinburg. As Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports, a community now in mourning has had concerns about road safety in the area before.
WYFF - Greenville Videos
Teen arrested after South Carolina mother found dead with small children on side of road, official says
A Greenville teenager has been arrested in the case of a South Carolina woman found dead on the side of a road with her small children, deputies said.

Latest Stories