First responders praised following school bus crash in B.C.'s Cariboo region

The swift response of first responders and witnesses at the scene of a school bus crash in B.C.'s Cariboo region on Friday was crucial in ensuring the safety of those involved, according to a fire chief on the scene.

Seven people were airlifted to the hospital and seven were sent in ambulances. In addition, a subsequent incident at the same location left one person dead. The B.C. RCMP declined to give any information about the deceased on Saturday. Nearly 40 of the students and four adults onboard, including a driver and teachers were "extricated" from the site of the accident, fire Chief Hollander said.

Thanks to a co-ordinated response from 100 Mile House Fire Rescue, RCMP and volunteer firefighters, both individuals were successfully rescued, Hollander said.1 dead, several injured after school bus crash in B.C.'s Cariboo

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