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Carberry, Man. bus crash claims 17th life

Flowers that were left by a person are seen on the side of the road where the Trans-Canada Highway intersects with Highway 5, west of Winnipeg near Carberry, Man., Friday, June 16, 2023, where a semi and a bus carrying seniors collided on June 15. RCMP say another person involved in the crash succumbed to their injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck. DD

Another person involved in a horrific bus crash near Carberry, Man. has died.

RCMP say a 79-year-old woman who had been in hospital since the June 15 collision, which initially claimed 15 lives, died of her injuries.

One month ago a minibus full of Dauphin and area seniors collided with a semi-truck on the Trans-Canada Highway while on an excursion to the Sand Hills Casino.

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As of Friday, seven people remained in hospital with one in critical condition.

In total, 17 people have died as a result of the collision.

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‘We’re doing OK’: One month after horrific bus crash, Dauphin carries on

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