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According to the accident report, the pleasure craft ignored warning blasts from the approaching ferry and made a sharp turn towards the ferry just prior to impact. Both individuals aboard Star Ruby later died as a result of injuries sustained by the collision. [36] On July 21, 2003, Spirit of Vancouver Island collided with the dock at Swartz ...
Accident Date Location Killed Description Ref. Les Éboulements bus accident: 13 October 1997 Les Éboulements, Quebec: 44 Canada's deadliest traffic accident occurred in Les Eboulements, Quebec, after a bus transporting a group of seniors suffered brake failure and careened down an embankment into a ravine, killing 43 on board including the driver.
A man carrying a knife was shot on a street by Nanaimo RCMP. [260] [261] 2016-07-25 Abdi, Abdirahman (37) Ontario Man died in hospital after being beaten by police during arrest. [262] 2016-09-07 Chrisjohn, Debra (39) Ontario OPP
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
The Nanaimo mine explosion occurred on May 3, 1887, in Nanaimo, British Columbia killing 150 miners. Only seven miners survived and the mine burned for one full day. No 1 Esplanade Explosion Monument (see gallery for text detail) The explosion started deep underground in the Number One Coal Mine after explosives were laid improperly.
The accident occurred at approximately 4:10 p.m local time. Six passengers (including one infant) died, but the pilot and one other passenger survived. [9] [10] [11] On 26 July 2019, a Cessna 208 Caravan (C-GURL) registered to Seair crashed near Addenbroke Island, about 100 km (62 mi) north of Port Hardy. There were nine passengers on board and ...
1997 – Mexico City a commuter train hit a fuel tanker at a crossing and later exploded killing at least 20 people; the explosion was recorded by a news helicopter. [ 99 ] December 2006 – Cuautitlán level crossing disaster — A passenger bus hit by thirty-six cars of a freight train and killing at least twenty-eight, another fourteen were ...
A highway has existed on the Island since about 1912. Originally gravel and rough, the highway was an essential link together with the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway. The paved highway first opened in 1953, replacing a stretch of Highway 1 between Nanaimo and Campbell River, finally being extended to the northern tip of the island in the late ...