In a horrible accident today, a junior hockey team was on their way to a playoffs game when their bus crashed into a tractor-trailer. 14 are dead.
Watch below:
Here’s the media conference:
Media conference from Humboldt, Sask., after 14 killed in hockey team bus crash https://t.co/P1ZxfUakUC
— CBC Saskatchewan (@CBCSask) April 7, 2018
A small town in Canada’s Saskatchewan province was in mourning Saturday after a bus carrying a junior hockey team collided with a tractor-trailer, leaving 14 people dead and at least 15 injured.
The mayor of Humboldt, Rob Muench, told CNN partner CBC the whole town is grieving.
“It was horrifying,” he said. “It’s going to hit the community hard.”Members of the Humboldt Broncos were headed to the town of Nipawin for a playoff game Friday night when the crash happened north of Tisdale, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
Three of the 15 injured people were in critical condition, the RCMP said. Authorities have not identified the victims and would not confirm whether they were players, coaches or the driver of the truck. Twenty-nine people were on the bus.
The RCMP previously reported 28 people were on the bus and 14 were injured.
Just terrible.
My heart aches for the families and friends of these young men. Praying for all those affected by the tragedy today. #PrayForHumboldt @HumboldtBroncos pic.twitter.com/UZiHVHgDdg
— Zach Yuzdepski (@ZachYuz) April 7, 2018
We would like to keep the humboldt hockey team in our prayers this evening. A semi truck collided with the team bus leaving 14 dead and 14 injured. Pictured below are 3 teammates who survived the crash. pic.twitter.com/yJleg9QIxS
— No Filter (@NoFilterBoys) April 7, 2018
The Blackhawks and @NHLJets will honor the Humboldt Broncos by wearing "BRONCOS" on the back of their jerseys in place of name plates tonight. Also, the #Blackhawks will match a $25,000 donation from both the Jets and @NHL to The Humboldt Broncos Hockey Club. #PrayersForHumboldt
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) April 7, 2018
Just spoke to @JustinTrudeau to pay my highest respect and condolences to the families of the terrible Humboldt Team tragedy. May God be with them all!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/MousseauJim/status/982616784636465152Mayor Rob Muench lays flowers on the steps of the Humboldt Broncos ice hockey rink pic.twitter.com/JaKbJkksRF
— Charles Hamilton (@_chamilton) April 7, 2018