SASKATCHEWAN, Canada 7 Apr (ANA) - Police in Canada have confirmed that 14 people were killed when a lorry and a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided on Friday evening.

 

The Humboldt Broncos were travelling on Highway 35, north of Tisdale in the province of Saskatchewan.

 

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said 28 people including the driver were on the bus, 14 of whom were killed.

 

The other 14 aboard the bus have been taken to hospital. Three are in critical condition.

 

In a tweet, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote: "I cannot imagine what these parents are going through".(ANA)

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