On April 6, 2018 near Armley, Saskatchewan, Canada, sixteen people were killed and thirteen people were injured when a semi trailer truck westward was struck by a bus bus headed north. The semi-trailer failed to produce on stop flashing signs at the intersections of Highway 35 and 335. The bus traveled at speeds of about 100 km/h. Most of the dead and wounded are teenagers from Humboldt Broncos, the junior ice hockey team playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL).
Across the country, the accident prompted the condolences of public figures and celebrities, vigilance, and respect, like those who left hockey sticks outside their doors. The GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign set a national record for more than $ 15 million.
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Saskatchewan Highway 35 and 335 meet at a right angle intersection near the village of Armley in Connaught Rural Township, Saskatchewan. The intersection is commonly known as "Armley Corner". Traffic on Highway 35, runs north-south, has a road right at the intersection and a speed limit of 100 km/h (60 mph). Traffic on Highway 335, both west and east, has a speed limit of 100 km/h (60 mph) down to 60km/h (35 mph) at the intersection, which has a stop sign with a flashing red light. The signal lights were installed after a fatal traffic accident at the same intersection in 1997 in which six family members from British Columbia were killed. Six memorial cross in the southeast corner of the intersection commemorating the death.
From 2011 to 2015, Saskatchewan has 13.2 traffic deaths per 100,000 people, the highest rate of any province or region in Canada and more than double the national average.
Maps Humboldt Broncos bus crash
Crash
The coach bus carrying teams and semi-trailer trucks collided at the intersections of Highways 35 and 335 near Armley at about 5:00 am. CST. The Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is investigating the collision but has not confirmed any reports about the incident. The federal force, which also acts as the Saskatchewan provincial police, said the investigation would take time.
The semi-trailer truck traveled west on Highway 335, while the bus traveled north on Highway 35. At the time of the collision, the streets were bright on a sunny afternoon. Photographs of the scene shown in the video released by the news agency show that the front of the bus is obliterated, while the front of the truck is not damaged. One survivor described how the bus broke into the semi-finals, which is consistent with the incident's photographic account. A father of one of the victims stated that they "stopped and saw the front of the bus was gone", and that the usual seating plans on the bus would be rookies up front, the veterans behind. Survivor Kaleb Dahlgren recounted later that the bus had 18 years in front, 19 years in the middle, and 20 years behind. The father of a dead victim claimed that the police told him that the truck showed a stop sign. The force of the collision caused the two vehicles to stop on the highway in the northwest corner lying beside them. According to the RCMP, buses carry 29 people, including drivers. 14 died early and 15 suffered injuries (three of which were critical). Two of the critical victims later died at the hospital.
As part of the emergency response to the accident, the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) sent three helicopters to help transport the victims. Some of the wounded were taken to the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, about 250 kilometers (160 miles) southwest of the crash. The truck driver was not injured in the accident. The photographs showed a cork load of semi-trailers scattered on the ground. Police arrested and then released the truck driver. The RCMP states that drivers are being provided with mental health and mental health assistance. The owner of the trucking company later confirmed that the truck driver received psychological support since he was released.
Rev. Sean Brandow arrived at the scene shortly after the collision, and tried to offer prayers and help. Officers directed team families to a church in Nipawin, where family and friends gathered to wait. A father told me: "You are in church and most of the family is there.All veteran parents start getting phone calls, we get your child, come to the hospital.You get a bit deeper and at the end of the night most parents rookies there... And then of course the police talked to us. "
The RCMP stated that they would not release the names of the dead until the family was notified, but the family of head coaches and general manager Broncos Darcy Haugan confirmed on Twitter that he was one of 16 people killed. Team captain Logan Schatz was also confirmed dead by his father. The bus driver, Glen Doerksen, and two radio station employees, Tyler Bieber broadcaster and statistician Brody Hinz, were killed in a collision. Doerksen is a former board member for the Carrot River Outback Thunder hockey team, serving from 2006-2011 and a driver for Charlie's Charters, a Saskatchewan bus company. Four days after the accident, the athletic therapist Dayna Brons, the only woman on the bus, died of a head injury suffering from a collision.
First responder
Three helicopters and four air ambulance aircraft were lent from towns and companies to help transport the most severely injured to the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, nearly 270 kilometers (170 mi). Due to the number of injuries, the hospital announced the Code of Orange, which shows mass casualties on the way. The Saskatchewan Health Authority, which oversees the hospital and ambulance services in the province, has encouraged affected employees to access available counseling, as many of the first responders had a relationship with the accident. Jessica Brost, a paramedic from Nipawin stated that the accident was "too close to home, especially in Saskatchewan, where everyone is billet, obsessed with hockey, or parent of teenage hockey players".
Doug Lapchuk, president of the Saskatchewan Volunteer Fire Association, said his organization has sent peer counselors to help members of the Nipawin and Tisdale fire departments involved in removing casualties from the accident. A Derek Tisdale operator was summoned to the crash site to use his crane to move the roof of the bus so that the first respondents could access the victim below him. He expressed concern about "the first bad responders, they - they are the ones who bring people out of there, they are the people who make the decisions".
It is estimated that the first 80 respondents were at the crash site, with resources from Tisdale, Nipawin, Zenon Park, Wortel River, Belfort, and other locations sent to provide assistance. An eyewitness who waited in turn at the intersection stated that his 911 call, placed shortly after the incident, was responded to 15 minutes later by the police.
Investigation
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is planning a press conference about the crash investigation. According to a statement released April 18, 2018. Assistant Commissioner Curtis Zablocki, Officer Commander RCMP Saskatchewan, will not announce the charges related to the accident. The RCMP plans to only answer general media inquiries about collisions. During the press conference Zablocki stated that the truck driver was immediately taken into custody and released after the accident, and that the driver has been in constant contact with the RCMP. In the investigation are machine computers for both vehicles, log drivers, and driver experiences. It was also stated during a press conference that truckers were at a crossroads at the time of the collision, but Assistant Commissioner Zablocki said he could not comment on his speed when the accident occurred.
The RCMP returned to the crash site on April 19, 2018, to conduct additional analysis and testing with reconstruction experts and officers. Police press releases said investigators will use vehicles similar to those involved in the collision to allow reconstruction experts to take further measurements and analyze the line of sight. Previously, RCMP members had conducted over 50 interviews with independent witnesses, semi drivers, truck owners, victims and others. More than 5,500 images have been taken to document the scene and are analyzed, along with imaging of 3D technology and the use of drones.
Kelsey Fiddler, present at the intersection at the time of the accident, has been identified as a key eyewitness. He stated in an interview he had to swing his vehicle seconds before the accident to avoid being squeezed by two vehicles. Reportedly he waited at the eastern end to stop on Highway 335 to turn onto Highway 35 and see the bus approaching on the north path of Highway 35 on what for him as "regular high speed". Fiddler was also identified as one of the first 911 callers in response to the accident.
Aftermath
Many politicians and officials in Canada expressed their condolences after the accident, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip also expressed their condolences in the days after the accident. US President Donald Trump phoned Trudeau and then tweeted to offer his condolences to the victims and their families. Celebrities and other public figures such as Ellen DeGeneres, Drake and Whoopi Goldberg voiced their sympathy and condolences to those affected. Pope Francis also sent a message of condolence, read out by the Bishop of Saskatoon at a Sunday service two days after the accident.
The Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League expressed their condolences to the organization, players, and family of Humboldt Broncos. A group of survivors of the Swift Current Broncos bus crash in 1986, led by Sheldon Kennedy, headed to Humboldt to offer their support to the community and hockey team.
SJHL indefinitely stopped the playoffs immediately after the accident. The board of governors of the league, consisting of representatives from each member club, unanimously voted on 11 April to allow the two remaining teams in the play-offs (Nipawin Hawks and Estevan Bruins) to play for the league championship. The Hockey League Manitoba Junior, SJHL's partner in neighboring Manitoba province, delayed its four-day championship series in honor of SJHL and the Broncos. The two league champions play for the ANAVET Cup regional junior championship following the conclusion of their respective league playoffs.
The Humboldt schools are reopened, although classes are not expected to take place, on April 10, 2018, with the presence of crisis workers. It was also released that the truck came from Calgary-based company, Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd, which has been operating for just one year. The safety certificate of Adesh Deol was automatically suspended due to the severity of the incident as they were investigated by the Alberta Transportation Ministry. A letter posted on Reddit and linked to Facebook, offering support and sympathy to unidentified semi trailer drivers has been widely shared.
On April 8, it was found that one of the dead, Parker Tobin, was wrongly identified by the coroner as Xavier Labelle, who survived the accident. This encourages an apology from the coroner. One survivor, Ryan Straschnitzki, paralyzed from the waist down as a result of the accident, has told his parents that he wants to continue playing sled hockey and compete in the Paralympic Games.
Saskatchewan Government Insurance announced on April 13, 2018, plans to upgrade training standards for truck drivers by 2019; at the time, there was no training to be done by a certified school.
Blood donations increased by 25% in several cities in Western Canada after the accident. Registration of organ donation then rose from an average of 425 to 3,071 after the news of organ donation Logan Boulet.
Spirit and appreciation
The National Hockey League, the Canadian Hockey League, the Canadian Junior Hockey League, and many of their teams and players each offering tribute to the Broncos team, as did Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League and the Saskatchewan Roughriders Canada football team. Players in the Winnipeg Jets team and the Chicago Blackhawks have the name "Broncos" in exchange for their bar name behind their shirts in their game on April 7 and stand united in a circle in the middle of the ice during the anthem. The Nashville Predators played "O Canada" before the April 7 home game against Columbus Blue Jackets, although the two teams were not based in Canada. Some teams add special stickers on their helmets to honor the Broncos. On April 7, a moment of silence was observed before the NCAA 2018 "Frozen Four" Championship Game. Sidney Crosby, the captain of Penguins Pittsburgh, has a special Penguin jersey with the words "BRONCOS 18", created and signed by the entire Penguins team, sent to the Broncos.
After the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Minnesota Wild team, on April 20, 2018, the team featured the victim Matthieu Gomercic, the front man for Humboldt Broncos, on the jumbotron, which caused a standing ovation for him.
A vigilance for victims was held on 8 April at Elgar Petersen Arena, home of the Broncos. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe were present but did not speak. Outside the arena, the cars of those killed in the crash remained parked with white roses placed on their windshields.
Shortly after the accident, people began to leave their hockey sticks on the front porch as a tribute to the victims. The tribute, known by the social media hashtag #PutYourSticksOut , began after TSN Radio and former Broncos broadcaster Brian Munz received a text message from a friend asking people to leave their hockey, stating "children may need them... wherever they are ". The grandparents of one of the deceased were originally set to collect and display fifteen sticks but on 12 April had received 50 sticks and other memorabilia. The Kingston musician, Jason "Smitty" Smith posted a song about the crash on Facebook, this video shared the same idea from the campaign and titled " Leave the Stick Out Through the Door" that has generated over 1.3 million views on April 12, 2018. He started working to record songs professionally and will donate the proceeds to the families of the victims.
On April 12, 2018, people in Canada were encouraged to wear a sweatshirt to remember the victims in a movement known as #JerseysForHumboldt . Many Canadians and others around the world wear T-shirts, and Toronto Mayor John Tory declared April 12 as a Jersey Day honoring those killed in the crash. On April 14, during Game 1 Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards of the 2018 NBA Playoff, Canadian rapper Drake wore a Humboldt Broncos jersey to show solidarity. Canadian professional golfer Brooke Henderson dedicates his victory in the LPGA Lotte Championship to the Broncos. A week after the crash, one of the teams taking part in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) championship stopped at the crash site to pay homage, with players and coaches stating that they felt it was important to stop there. step in the grieving process.
The crash site has turned into a warning, with Canadians from around the country leaving flowers, candles, teddy bears, stickers, coffee cups, wreaths and hockey sticks. On April 14, 2018, Nipawin Rocky Salisbury residents placed 16 crosses at the crash site to commemorate the dead.
At least two tribute tattoos are done by those connected with the accident. Two siblings and two friends from the survivor Morgan Gobeil had their heartbeats, measured in the hospital, tattooed into their hands on the Rites of Passage Tattoo, which also said fans were making reservations for tribute tattoos, such as T-shirts and team numbers. Mark Antonichuk, a hiker from Moose Jaw who was one of the first people on the scene, had a team logo tattooed on his back under the words "With You on the Scene" and above the words "With You Forever".
After the accident, the Stanley Cup was brought to the hospital for injured players.
On April 27, 2018, the Thunder Humboldt Broncos State homage concert is planned. It was held in Saskatoon and several NHL players were present.
Clint Jackson, an artist associated with Olds Mavericks, created works of art to commemorate the victims; A piece is a set of wings wrapping two hockey sticks, with the airbrush face dead in the interior. At least one survivor, Graysen Cameron, a former Olds player, has signed the work, and it was sent to Humboldt by the artist.
Crowdfunding and help
GoFundMe
Crowfunding efforts were launched by Humboldt residents, Sylvie Kellington within hours of the collision to support victims and their families, and raised more than $ 1 million in 24 hours, and $ 4 million the next day. On April 18th, it reached $ 15,185,502, making it Canada's biggest GoFundMe campaign and the second largest in the history of the site. The public discussion about the use of the proposed funds coincides with Humboldt Broncos using the services of the Western Canada law firm, MLT Aikins, for assistance. Consideration of the possibility of future NHL salaries for home renovations for disabled access is part of public discussion. The GoFundMe campaign closed on April 18, 2018, at 11:59 PM MST, and Bronco President Kevin Garinger met with the media to announce plans to manage the donations.
Under the newly formed Humboldt Broncos Memorial Fund Inc., funds will be channeled through committees that will work with the team and determine how funds will be disbursed. After the campaign ends, the GoFundMe page will remain active, allowing the team to keep updating the public about the progress of the allocation of funds. At least one survivor family has commented on how money should be shared between the victims. The father of Ryan Straschnitzki has suggested that it is shared equally by to all 29 victims.
It was announced May 17th that it will begin the process of distributing the funds collected through the GoFundMe campaign. Under Saskatchewan law, money collected through public appeals must follow regulations that include appointing a supervising judge, filing a proposed court order for allocation of funds and a deadline for distribution. No time has been announced, for funding but Evan Thomas's father who died in the accident stated that the spread is not high on the minds of parents.
Other Fundraiser
Fundraisers and donations outside GoFundMe will go to the Humboldt Strong Community Foundation, created with legal counsel from Robert Stromberg LLP. The Foundation's mission will support Broncos players, employees, families and volunteers as well as first responders, emergency personnel, teams, athletes, organizations and communities affected by accidents and their consequences.
Canalta Hotel offers free rooms for family members traveling to Saskatchewan after an accident and provides food and support. The restaurant has handed out free meals, and servers from other restaurants in the Boston Pizza chain come to cover the shift of workers at Humboldt who have been friends with team members. Other groups such as STARS Air Ambulance and Ronald McDonald House, have been credited by their injured family members for providing support after the accident and during the restoration of family members.
The Wounded Canadian has offered support for the first responders involved with the accident. The online fundraising campaign started by Wounded Warriors Canada and the TEMA Conter Memorial Trust garnered more than $ 110,000 for Humboldt's first responders. Tim Hortons, a Canadian fast food company, collected $ 800,000 selling yellow and green sprinkling donuts, which were donated to Humboldt Broncos.
Toledo's players and coaches collected $ 6,040 through a jersey auction during their April 13, 2018 match and then raised the total donation to $ 10,000 through Walleye Wishing Well's charity teams. Family members and friends of those wounded and killed have also created their own fundraising such as four-to-four hockey tournaments, warning funds for the use of scholarships, and medical funds.
Fraud
A fake GoFundMe that mimics a favorable start of the entire team was discovered and reported by a Vancouver woman, who became suspicious when she saw the account only contributed $ 1,300, while the original had more than $ 8 million at the time. The families of those who died from the accident found websites with obituary-filled deaths from 11 of the 16 victims; people can then buy candles or flower warnings online, although the money will not be donated. One of the more vocal injured players, Ryan Straschnitzki, has a fake Twitter account and GoFundMe is formed under his name.
Memorial and burial
The funeral for Tyler Bieber was held on April 12 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Three funerals were held on 13 April; Jacob Leicht at Humboldt; Adam Herold in Montmartre, Saskatchewan; and Glen Doerksen bus driver on the Carrot River, Saskatchewan. The funeral for Darcy Haugan and Brody Hinz was held on April 14 at Humboldt. The celebration of life for Logan Boulet was held on April 14 in Lethbridge, Alberta. The celebration of life for Logan Schatz was held on April 15 at Allan, Saskatchewan. The funeral for Evan Thomas was held on April 16 at the SaskTel Center in Saskatoon.. A public memorial was held on April 17 at Rogers Place in Edmonton for Jaxon Joseph, Logan Hunter, Parker Tobin, and Stephen Wack. A personal service was held for Parker Tobin in Stony Plain, Alberta, on April 16. The funeral for Conner Lukan and Dayna Brons takes place on April 18th at Slave Lake, Alberta and Humboldt. The funeral for Logan Schatz was held on 15 April at Allan, Saskatchewan. The funeral for Mark Cross is scheduled for April 21st in Strasbourg, Saskatchewan.
Legacy
The Saskatchewan government plans to hire a private consulting firm to conduct a safety assessment of the intersection in which the accident occurred. Premier Moe has stated that the government is waiting for the RCMP and the DGH Ministry to complete an accident investigation before hiring the company.
Team
In May 2018, it was announced that Humboldt Broncos team Junior Hockey will take steps to be ready at the start of next season. They are looking to replace the lost positions of accidents, as well as the invitation-only camp in Saskatoon.
See also
- 2008 Bathurst Boys in Red accident, formerly the worst bus accident involving sports team in Canada
- The Baylor Bears bus bus (1927), formerly the worst sports team collision in North America
- List of accidents involving sports teams
- Disaster list in Canada with death rate
- Traffic collision list (2000-current)
References
External links
- Humboldt Broncos bus accident: Biography, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, updated April 11, 2018
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