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14 die when truck collides with hockey team's bus in Canada

Nipawin, Saskatchewan • Fourteen people were killed and 14 others injured when a truck collided with a bus carrying a junior hockey team to a playoff game in western Canada, authorities said Saturday.

The bus driving the Humboldt Broncos had 28 passengers, including the driver, when it crashed at about 5 p.m. Friday on Highway 35 in Saskatchewan, Canadian police said.

“We can now confirm fourteen people have died as a result of this collision,” The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a press release early Saturday. “The other fourteen people were sent to hospitals with a variety of injuries; three of these people have injuries that are critical in nature.