Gathering commemorates 17 lives lost in western Manitoba bus crash a year ago

DAUPHIN, Man. — A ceremony is set for this afternoon to remember 17 people who died in a bus crash in western Manitoba.

Families of the victims have been working on a monument, which will be unveiled at a park in the city of Dauphin.

The bus had 25 people on board and was carrying seniors to a casino near the town of Carberry when it collided with a semi-trailer while crossing the Trans-Canada Highway

RCMP have said the semi-trailer had the right of way, and their investigation is now in the hands of Crown attorneys who will decide whether to lay charges.