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Fifteen dead after bus and lorry collide in rural Canada
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A bus carrying mostly elderly people has collided with a lorry in a rural part of the Canadian province of Manitoba, killing 15 people and injuring 10 more, police have said.
Rob Hill, commanding officer of the Manitoba Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said the bus was carrying 25 people and authorities are deploying all their resources in the province to the scene.
Ten people were taken to hospitals.
Assistant Commissioner Hill told a news conference that "sadly, this is a day in Manitoba and across Canada that will be remembered as one of tragedy and incredible sadness".
TV broadcasters aired images of what looked like a large van or bus smouldering in a ditch near a transport truck with a smashed engine on a road.
The pavement was littered with debris - broken glass, a large bumper and what looked like a walking aid.
Seven blue and yellow tarpaulins were stretched out.
Ambulance helicopters were dispatched to the scene from Winnipeg and Regina.
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