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Calgary Fire Department and Calgary Police Service vehicles are seen in Calgary, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
By The Canadian Press

Three dead, others injured in fiery crash of Calgary transit buses

Oct 15, 2026 | 1:56 PM

CALGARY — Police say three people are dead and several are injured after a fiery crash involving two Calgary transit buses.

They say one of those hurt has life-altering injuries.

A police officer was also sent to hospital with minor injuries.

The crash happened just after 1 p.m. on a street in the city’s northeast near the airport.

Video and photos circulating online show one bus with its roof completely on fire as thick, ash grey smoke billows skyward.

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The front end of the second bus appears crumpled and smashed, its steering wheel hanging out below a tuft of flames.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026.

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press

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