A scorched patch of ground where a bus carrying seniors ended up after colliding with a semi-trailer truck and burning is seen on the edge of the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Man., on June 16.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
On July 17, Shared Health announced that five people remained in hospital more than a month after a fiery bus crash in Manitoba that killed 17 others. However, the health authority later corrected the information on July 26, saying it mistakenly counted a sixth person, who was transferred to another hospital, as being discharged.
The provincial health authority also said no more patients are in intensive care.
A group of seniors were on a minibus taking a trip to a casino in Carberry in southwestern Manitoba on June 15 when it drove into the path of a semi-trailer truck on the Trans-Canada Highway.
Fifteen people on the bus died that day and another two have died in hospital, including a 79-year-old woman over the weekend.
The 25 people on the bus, including the driver, were from the Dauphin and surrounding area, about 315 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.
Those who died have been remembered as beloved grandparents, mothers, fathers and siblings.
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article cited a July 17 Shared Health announcement saying five of the bus crash victims remained in hospital. On July 26, Shared Health clarified six people remain in care.