ckf Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 At least 10 people are dead in a "mass casualty collision" that occurred Wednesday on a highway in Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. The crash happened on the Trans-Canada Highway between a trailer truck and a transit vehicle near the town of Carberry in southwestern Manitoba, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Multiple hospitals in the region are preparing to receive patients from the incident, Shared Health in Manitoba said. https://abcnews.go.com/International/police-responding-mass-casualty-collision-highway-canada/story?id=100120145 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted June 15, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 15, 2023 15 dead now google says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Watching the live RCMP press release right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, HSR said: Watching the live RCMP press release right now. Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 my interactions with Canadian commercial drivers here in the states show me there is little to no training involved in obtaining their license, worse drivers I have ever seen, no offence to you canadians but wtf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 22 minutes ago, 01mxz800 said: my interactions with Canadian commercial drivers here in the states show me there is little to no training involved in obtaining their license, worse drivers I have ever seen, no offence to you canadians but wtf This is 100% fact and becoming a major issue. There is a FB page dedicated to Cdn truck drivers and their fuck ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toslow Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, HSR said: This is 100% fact and becoming a major issue. There is a FB page dedicated to Cdn truck drivers and their fuck ups. New Canadians, don’t want to be a racist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted June 15, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 15, 2023 29 minutes ago, 01mxz800 said: my interactions with Canadian commercial drivers here in the states show me there is little to no training involved in obtaining their license, worse drivers I have ever seen, no offence to you canadians but wtf My cop buddy from Canada calls them new Canadians. They're all east Indian turban guys who wear sandals he says. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Steve753 said: My cop buddy from Canada calls them new Canadians. They're all east Indian turban guys who wear sandals he says. We used to see some of that here in the states too. The drivers could barely speak a few words of English. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 17 minutes ago, HSR said: This is 100% fact and becoming a major issue. There is a FB page dedicated to Cdn truck drivers and their fuck ups. we have "driving schools" here in the states and they give just enough seat time to pass their road tests and they are not much better, but 90% of my near misses and close calls have involved Canadian drivers, quality of drivers has taken a shit in the 31 years I have been in a truck, looking forward to hanging it up in a couple more years, getting stupid out there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 16 minutes ago, Steve753 said: My cop buddy from Canada calls them new Canadians. They're all east Indian turban guys who wear sandals he says. the turban drivers are halfway decent and somewhat courteous out there, at least the ones that come to our facility and the ones I encounter on the interstate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Was 25 elderly passengers on the bus so death count may still rise from 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Jackson Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Just a tragic loss of life. Condolences from the States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 be interesting which vehicle caused the accident, we have had some bus companies cheap out on stuff and it bites them in the ass when shit happens, driver of limo recently got sentanced to hard time here in NY after junk limo crashed with multiple fatalities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, 01mxz800 said: be interesting which vehicle caused the accident, we have had some bus companies cheap out on stuff and it bites them in the ass when shit happens, driver of limo recently got sentanced to hard time here in NY after junk limo crashed with multiple fatalities Yup that's the million dollar question , looked to me like drivers corner of transport was damaged so if he was heading east and the bus heading south on 5 I'm guessing transport tboned bus, now although I've been through there I don't recall the exact intersection. Another Humbolts Broncos situation??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted June 15, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, HSR said: Yup that's the million dollar question , looked to me like drivers corner of transport was damaged so if he was heading east and the bus heading south on 5 I'm guessing transport tboned bus, now although I've been through there I don't recall the exact intersection. Another Humbolts Broncos situation??? Just seen bus was crossing eastbound lanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 25 minutes ago, Steve753 said: Just seen bus was crossing eastbound lanes. so bus drivers fault? in a way that is kind of a win for the transport driver, sad there were fatalties, but most accidents involving commercial vehicles they try there best to hang the driver even though 90% of accidents are caused by the other vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted June 15, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, 01mxz800 said: so bus drivers fault? in a way that is kind of a win for the transport driver, sad there were fatalties, but most accidents involving commercial vehicles they try there best to hang the driver even though 90% of accidents are caused by the other vehicle I have no idea. Just saw a quick clip of it online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The One Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 1 hour ago, HSR said: Was 25 elderly passengers on the bus so death count may still rise from 15. So sad to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 2 hours ago, 01mxz800 said: be interesting which vehicle caused the accident, we have had some bus companies cheap out on stuff and it bites them in the ass when shit happens, driver of limo recently got sentanced to hard time here in NY after junk limo crashed with multiple fatalities If that limo accident is the same one I remember a few years back, damn, that was a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 1 hour ago, 01mxz800 said: so bus drivers fault? in a way that is kind of a win for the transport driver, sad there were fatalties, but most accidents involving commercial vehicles they try there best to hang the driver even though 90% of accidents are caused by the other vehicle Every time one of our semis has been in a wreck, someone is there to search high and low for any minute thing they can hang us with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnloverxtreme2 Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 3 hours ago, 01mxz800 said: so bus drivers fault? in a way that is kind of a win for the transport driver, sad there were fatalties, but most accidents involving commercial vehicles they try there best to hang the driver even though 90% of accidents are caused by the other vehicle from the cops statement, looks like the bus crossed over lanes into truck. maybe another senior driving and had a jammer or stroke or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostynuts Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 12 hours ago, 01mxz800 said: my interactions with Canadian commercial drivers here in the states show me there is little to no training involved in obtaining their license, worse drivers I have ever seen, no offence to you canadians but wtf Just because they say they are canadian doesn,t mean they are canadian. The majority of our new import truck drivers are terrible drivers. My best guess is they are being tested by another import canadian, and all they care about is getting another shitty unsafe truck on the road. I,m on the 401 often, and it is a daily occurance to see transport trucks swaying 2 ft. over the right line, and then 2 ft. over the center lane, over the span of a kilometer. Once you finally pass them, the majority of the time it is a new canadian driving. We need way more enforcement by the MTO, but apparently, we cann,t afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepybrew Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 19 hours ago, 01mxz800 said: be interesting which vehicle caused the accident, we have had some bus companies cheap out on stuff and it bites them in the ass when shit happens, driver of limo recently got sentanced to hard time here in NY after junk limo crashed with multiple fatalities i think the driver died, the owner of the company was convicted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 1 hour ago, sleepybrew said: i think the driver died, the owner of the company was convicted I think the driver survived and the owner was charged as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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