RCMP and paramedics in Manitoba are responding to a “mass casualty collision” on Highway 1 west of Winnipeg that the province’s premier is calling “tragic.” The exact number of deaths and/or injuries remains unclear.
Manitoba RCMP are set to hold a news conference on the incident at 4:30 p.m. CT (5.30 p.m. Eastern). The STARS Winnipeg and STARS Regina air ambulance services have been dispatched to the scene near the town of Carberry, and Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg called a code orange to prepare for an influx of patients.
Shared Health Manitoba said it was responding to a “mass casualty incident” along with Prairie Mountain Health and the Winnipeg Health Region.
It would not share patient details in a statement Thursday afternoon. “The Code Orange called earlier today triggered an all-system response to the incident,” a Shared Health spokesperson said.