Canada : three dead in the accident of a because of the observation of glaciers

The vehicle lost control and overturned on Saturday afternoon in the region of the Columbia glacier, Alberta, which killed three people and at least 24 injured.

A because of the observation of glaciers has reversed Saturday in a popular tourist site of the Rocky mountains in Alberta (west), making three dead and at least 24 injured, reported in the canadian media. The as all-terrain overturned Saturday afternoon in the region of the Columbia glacier, in Jasper national park in Alberta, said public broadcaster CBC.

pictures posted on social networks by the media show the car red and white, equipped with oversized tires for riding on snow, spilled on the roof among the rocks, in a slope.

"everybody started screaming"

The bus is the company Pursuit, which transports the tourists to the edge of the gear's all-terrain towards the Athabasca glacier, according to CBC. The vehicle lost control and rushed down the hill, said one of the witnesses, Vanja Krtolica, the newspaper, the Globe and Mail. "Suddenly, everyone started screaming, because they saw that the car had lost control," said the woman, who was in a similar vehicle.

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On the 27 passengers on the bus, three adults have died and a number of other passengers were seriously injured", according to an assessment by the federal police, as quoted by the canadian media. Several helicopters and land ambulance were mobilised to evacuate the wounded to the hospitals of the region, according to the television. The health services of the Alberta have indicated that 24 people had been transported by helicopter or ambulance to hospitals in Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Hinton and Calgary.

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The accident occurred in one of the most touristic areas of Western canada along the icefields parkway, a highway scenic that runs through the national parks of Banff and Jasper. Spanning the divide continental, the Columbia glacier is the largest of the canadian Rockies, covering 230 km2 and a depth reaching up to 365 metres, according to the website Travel Alberta.

Date Of Update: 20 July 2020, 03:58