The university says in a statement that it was notified on Friday night about the rollover and that the bus was travelling to the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre.
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says the incident happened on a gravel road between the communities of Port Alberni and Bamfield and that it received a call for assistance at around 10 p.m. Air Force Capt. David Burneau says three people were airlifted to a hospital in Victoria with serious or critical injuries.
He says the Port Alberni Fire Department transported 35 others to another hospital with minor injuries or as a precaution.The university's president, Jamie Cassels, says he offers his condolences to the students' families and that counselling services will be offered to those affected.The first of the patients from the Bamfield bus crash have arrived at West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni. A reception centre has been opened by the city for those who were uninsured.
The road looks like it may have washboard.
I am at a loss - my heart aches for all directly and indirectly touched by his tragedy. I