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.

  

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