Event CategoryIncident
Event GroupTechnology
Event SubgroupTransportation accident
Event TypeVehicle
PlaceRogers Pass BC
Event Start DateNovember 27, 2000
Event End DateNovember 27, 2000
CommentsRogers Pass BC, November 27, 2000. A bus carrying tourists from Taiwan crashed head-on with a transport truck in a tunnel on the Trans-Canada Highway, killing six and injuring 21. The accident happened in the 316-metre Lanark snowshed tunnel, closing the highway for about 14 hours. The transport truck was empty at the time of the accident.
Fatalities6
Injured / Infected21
Evacuated0
Estimated Total Cost$0
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0