FERNIE (NEWS1130) – One person is dead and at least two others have serious injuries after a Greyhound bus crash on Highway 3 near Fernie. The crash happened around 4 a.m.
Maureen Richmond with Greyhound tells News1130 the bus was going from Calgary to Creston.
RCMP Corporal Annie Linteau says a woman driving east crossed the centre line and collided with the bus. She died.
Linteau says there were seven people on the bus including the driver who has “serious injuries [and] possibly a second passenger of the bus sustained serious injuries.”
Richmond adds Greyhound has sent their members to the scene to investigate. RCMP Traffic analysts are also there trying to figure out what happened.
Highway 3 east of Elko was been shut down briefly but was re-opened shortly after 9 a.m.
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