| CP Rail Crew Bus Crash | |
|---|---|
  Crash site Crash site (Saskatchewan) | |
| Details | |
| Date | May 28, 1980 |
| Location | Webb, Saskatchewan |
| Statistics | |
| Vehicles | 3 (Bus, Car, Transport Truck) |
| Passengers | 30 |
| Deaths | 22 |
| Injured | 11 |
The CP Rail crew bus crash occurred May 28, 1980, when twenty-two people were killed after the school bus they were travelling in was side swiped by an oncoming car near Webb, Saskatchewan. [1] The collision remains the deadliest traffic accident in Saskatchewan history. [2]
On May 28, 1980 a bus carrying 30 Canadian Pacific Railway workers known as the 'Prairie Region Steel Gang', was returning home after work they were doing on the railway was cut short by rain. [3] At approximately 2:30pm on the TransCanada highway, just west of Webb, Saskatchewan, the bus was struck on its side by an oncoming car, causing the bus to flip on its side. [3] The bus was then hit from behind by a transport truck carrying liquid asphalt, setting off a fiery blaze. [3] Most of the passengers died instantly on scene with others dying either at the hospital or enroute. [3] Many of the charred bodies could only be identified by tattoos, clothing or physique. [4] Among the dead, 12 were Newfoundlanders, 9 Manitobans, and one from Ontario. [3] Of the 30 passengers on board the bus, only 8 would survive including the 2 occupants of the car and the driver of the truck. [4]
In August 1980, a bronze memorial plaque honoring the 22 victims was unveiled in the town of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, approximately 22kms east of Webb, Saskatchewan. [3]
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