Multiple injuries have been reported after a charter bus carrying a junior hockey team went off a highway.
According to mounties, the bus went into a ditch south of Athabasca early Friday, and two teens were taken to hospital in Edmonton with non-life-threatening injuries.
Others reported minor injuries and were treated on scene. Sixteen people were on board at the time
RCMP say those on the bus are between 15 and 19.
The Crowsnest Crush with the National Junior Hockey League say that its weekend games against the Athabasca Rivermen are cancelled because of the crash.
The Athabasca team had been on the way to the Crowsnest Pass, south of Calgary, when its charter bus hit some trees.
“Our hearts are heavy this morning as we extended all of our prayers, thoughts and best wishes to the Athabasca Rivermen Junior A Hockey Club and their families. This morning the team was involved in a bus accident with some serious injuries,” said the post.
“As a hockey community, we are all thinking of you and encourage all our Crush fans from near and far to light up the Pass in support and have those sticks out.”
The National Junior Hockey League is an independent organization not affiliated with Hockey Canada.
Police said weather may have been a factor as the road was partially snow-covered and slippery, with the temperature below -30 C.
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