Court date set for fatal Columbia Icefield bus rollover inquiry

April 11, 2025, 1:21 pm

A court date has been scheduled as part of the inquiry into a tragic tour bus accident at Jasper National Park’s Columbia Icefield, where a rollover resulted in three fatalities and left 14 passengers with life-threatening injuries. The incident involved Brewster Travel Canada Inc., which had previously pleaded guilty to safety violations. The forthcoming court proceedings aim to scrutinize the circumstances of the incident, determine adherence to safety protocols, and establish accountability, with hopes of preventing future tragedies by addressing systemic failures in tour bus operations.

calgaryherald.com / Court date set in advance of fatality inquiry into Columbia Icefield bus rollover

A court date is set for a fatality inquiry into a tour bus accident at Jasper National Park’s Columbia Icefield that killed three and left 14 with life-threatening injuries.

globalnews.ca / Court date set ahead of fatality inquiry into Columbia Icefield bus rollover

RCMP did not lay criminal charges, but bus operator Brewster Travel Canada Inc. pleaded guilty in 2023 to two charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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