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The Chipman-Lamont school bus-train collision remains the deadliest traffic accident in Alberta history. On November 29, 2010, the remaining victims of the crash gathered in Chipman to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the crash. [16] In May, 2021, a Gofundme was set up to raise money for a memorial to honor the victims.
Accident Date Location Killed Description Ref. Les Éboulements bus accident: 13 October 1997 Les Éboulements, Quebec: 44 Canada's deadliest traffic accident occurred in Les Eboulements, Quebec, after a bus transporting a group of seniors suffered brake failure and careened down an embankment into a ravine, killing 43 on board including the driver.
Crash on the Trans-Canada Highway [61] 2023 July 21-July 22 2023 Nova Scotia floods: Flood Nova Scotia: Eastern Canada 4 Prolonged record rainfall. Estimated $140 million in damages 2023 July 28 2023 Alberta plane crash Plane crash Near Kananaskis Village, Alberta: Prairies 6 0 All persons aboard the plane, one pilot and 5 passengers, were ...
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At the time of the accident, 46 people had died in accidents on the highway since the 2006 announcement and only 19 kilometres had been twinned. [ 54 ] Premier Alison Redford appointed Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo MLA Mike Allen as the special advisor to the Minister of Transportation for Highway 63 on May 22, 2012. [ 55 ]
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
It departed Medicine Lodge at 08:02 and traveled 5 km (3.1 mi), reaching Hargwen at 08:20 where a section of double track started. The train dispatcher at Edmonton set the dual-control switch (DCS) so that the freight train took the north track. At about the same time, the Super Continental was stopped at Hinton.
Another train collided head on with the stuck train. The incident is considered PEI's worst rail accident. [50] Cataraqui automobile/train crash: 6 October 1945: Chesterville, Ontario: 6: 0: At an unguarded railway crossing, an eastbound CP freight train struck an automobile. [51] Coniston bus/train crash: 9 February 1951: Coniston, Ontario: 9: 30