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Calgary police seek passengers after bus crash that killed three
A collision involving two Calgary Transit buses and other vehicles happened on Oct.
15 in Saddle Ridge, in northeast Calgary.
The crash caused the natural gas tanks of one bus to ignite, followed by a fire and explosion.
Three passengers on the bus that caught fire died, and 16 people were injured.
Police say several passengers may have left before speaking with investigators, who are continuing to examine the crash.
They want to hear from anyone who rode either bus because their accounts could help the investigation.
Police are asking those passengers to come forward by contacting the Calgary Police Service Traffic Section at 403-428-4000 or the non-emergency line at 403-266-1234.
Calgary police are seeking passengers from two Calgary Transit buses involved in a fatal collision in northeast Calgary.
Three people died and 16 were injured in the crash on Oct. 15 in the Saddle Ridge neighbourhood.
Police say several passengers may have left the scene before speaking with officials.
The collision involved multiple vehicles, and one bus’s natural gas tanks ignited, causing a fire and an explosion inside the bus.
Police are asking passengers to contact the Calgary Police Service Traffic Section or its non-emergency line.
- Who
- Calgary police are seeking passengers from both buses involved in the collision.
- What
- A multi-vehicle crash involving two Calgary Transit buses left three people dead and 16 injured.
- When
- The collision happened on Oct. 15. Police appealed for passengers to come forward on Oct. 19.
- Where
- Saddle Ridge, in northeast Calgary.
- Why
- Police want witness accounts to help advance their investigation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A series of collisions involving multiple vehicles in Saddle Ridge led to a Calgary Transit bus catching fire.
Three passengers were pronounced dead at the scene, and 16 people were injured.
Calgary police said they were seeking passengers who left the scene and asked them to provide witness accounts.
- Deaths
- 3
- Injured
- 16
- Collision date
- Oct. 15
- Collision location
- Saddle Ridge, northeast Calgary
- Buses involved
- 2 Calgary Transit buses
- Police Traffic Section
- 403-428-4000
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What people are saying
It is imperative that we talk to everyone who may have information that could progress our investigation
We believe that several passengers likely left the scene following the collision without knowing that investigators would like to hear their witness accounts