Crash between bus, delivery van in B.C., leaves young Quebec student on life support

CASTLEGAR, B.C. — RCMP say a teenage student visiting from Quebec is on life support after a delivery van collided with a transit bus in southeastern British Columbia.

A statement from Castlegar RCMP says the crash happened Thursday as the 18-year-old woman and 15 other Quebec students were aboard the bus while taking part in a program at the nearby Selkirk College.

Police say the bus was side-swiped by an oncoming Purolator van, injuring the female student, who was sitting at the window where the bus was hit.

The teen’s classmates administered life-saving first aid and the police statement says she was transferred to hospital, where she remains on life-support, although she is not expected to survive.