The key facts

  • A bus crashed on Highway 39 south of Mackenzie, British Columbia, with injuries, some serious
  • Northern Health declared an

Crash and mass casualty response

A bus crashed on Wednesday on Highway 39 south of the town of Mackenzie in the Canadian province of British Columbia. According to media reports, several people were injured, some of them seriously. This was reported by the Anadolu Agency citing CBC News.

What is known about the injured and the circumstances

The health authority Northern Health declared an

orange code

— a designation for emergencies involving a mass influx of casualties — at hospitals in Mackenzie and Prince George. The authority did not say exactly how many patients were involved or what condition they were in. Residents were advised not to go to emergency departments unless there was a threat to life.