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Highway 1 is a provincial highway in British Columbia, Canada, that carries the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH). The highway is 1,047 kilometres (651 mi) long and connects Vancouver Island , the Greater Vancouver region in the Lower Mainland , and the Interior .
Between 1962 and 1964, Highway 1 was rerouted onto a new four-lane freeway bypass between Vancouver and Chilliwack. This section of highway was originally part of British Columbia's own 400 series of highways, until the designation was replaced by Highway 1. A freeway alignment on the Trans-Canada Highway between Chilliwack and Hope opened in 1986.
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. Fatigue and maintenance were found to be contributing factors in the crash. [1] Eastman bus crash: 4 August 1978
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A truck carrying 80 people collided with a bus on National Highway 1 before catching fire, killing 66. [65] December 14 – Egypt – A bus plunged into an irrigation ditch while traveling from Cairo to Minya in Dahrut, killing at least 55 and injuring 10. [66] The road was narrow and dangerous; plans to widen the road had stalled by 2013. [67]
A 17 km (11 mi) long segment of highway in North Cowichan and Ladysmith designated as Highway 1A. It starts in the south at the intersection of Highway 1 and Mount Sicker Road, the Highway follows Mount Sicker Road and Chemainus Road east for 2 km (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 mi) to an intersection with Crofton Road, which provides access to the community of Crofton.