Expert says bus model involved in deadly Calgary crash considered ‘extremely safe’

Global News17 October 2026, 21:43 UTCCanada

A chain-reaction crash happened when a transit bus hit several vehicles before rear-ending a parked bus, igniting an explosion that left three dead and more than a dozen injured.

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