The Athabasca Glacier, centre, part of the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park, Alta., is seen in moonlight on May 7, 2014. Two dozen youth visiting from the United Kingdom were shuttled to safety after their tour bus caught fire on a scenic Rocky Mountain highway. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Republished April 03, 2024 - 10:28 AM
Original Publication Date April 03, 2024 - 8:56 AM
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Four dozen youth visiting from the United Kingdom were shuttled to safety after their tour bus caught fire on a scenic highway in Banff National Park.
At about 5 p.m. yesterday, Alberta RCMP in Lake Louise were called to the fire on the Icefields Parkway.
Mounties say there were 60 stranded passengers at the scene, including 48 youth on a school ski trip from Tonbridge, U.K.
Police, firefighters, paramedics and Parks Canada responded and confirmed everyone got out of the bus without injuries.
While the occupants waited for another bus to take them to their destination, a local lodge provided temporary shelter.
RCMP believe the cause of the fire was mechanical.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 3, 2024.
Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version had differing numbers of youth on the bus.
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