Transport truck in Manitoba crash that killed 15 had right-of-way over bus carrying seniors: RCMP
DAUPHIN, MAN. — Dashcam footage seized from a transport truck that collided with a minibus full of seniors, killing 15, shows the bus pulled into the lane where the truck had the right-of-way, Manitoba RCMP said Friday.
“We don’t know why the bus proceeded into the (truck’s) lane, but that is something we’re going to continue to look into,” Supt. Rob Lasson told a news conference.
Lasson said they have not yet spoken with the driver of the bus, who remains in hospital along with nine other survivors of the fiery collision west of Winnipeg on Thursday.
The bus was crossing the Trans-Canada Highway, heading south on Highway 5, when the eastbound truck struck it.
Aerial photography of the crash scene shows that drivers heading across the Trans-Canada Highway would first have to obey a stop sign then, in the median between the opposite lanes, a yield sign.
Lasson stressed that it is early in the investigation and officers are still examining the mechanics of the vehicles, speeds and other potential factors.
“We are not assigning culpability or laying any blame at this time,” he said.
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