EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- More than 30 people were injured when a bus en route to Edmonton, Alberta, lost control and rolled over, Canadian officials say.
The Red Arrow bus tipped over at 2:15 p.m. Friday, trapping five passengers and injuring 30. While taking a turn at the junction between Highway 651 and Highway 28, the bus hit the shoulder and spun, landing on its side.
Andrew Wells, 29, hung on by his seat belt when the rollover occurred. "Not a scratch -- I was lucky," he told the Edmonton Journal. "Lots of people were bleeding from the glass. People were panicking and crying."
Ambulances reported to the scene from Edmonton, Morinville, Redwater, Gibbons Fort Saskatchewan, Thorrid and Westlock. Some passengers with serious injuries were flown to nearby hospitals.
John Stepovy, general manager for Red Arrow said the bus was booked, with 36 passengers on board. "Our biggest concern is the well-being of our passengers on board." A second bus was dispatched to take passengers the rest of the way to Edmonton.
