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The Calgary bus collision and fire

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A collision involving two buses and eight other vehicles killed three passengers and injured 16; a bus’s natural-gas tanks ignited, causing an explosion and large fire. Calgary Transit will review its compressed-natural-gas operations and decide whether additional safety measures are needed; its latest reported position is to keep 347 CNG buses in the fleet during the investigation. The crash’s causes and the review remain unresolved.

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  1. Update 1Calgary keeps 347 natural-gas buses as fatal crash triggers safety review

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  1. Update 1

    Calgary keeps 347 natural-gas buses as fatal crash triggers safety review

    Three passengers died after a collision ignited a bus's natural-gas tanks. Calgary Transit is reviewing its operations without withdrawing the CNG fleet, while the crash and ignition causes remain unknown.

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    • The initiating collision cause and the fuel-system ignition mechanism remain unresolved. No completion date has been announced for the investigations or operational review.

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Who's involved

Organizations

  • Calgary Police Servicethe police service for the city of Calgary, Alberta1 report
  • Calgary Transitpublic transit organization in Calgary, Alberta1 report

Places

  • 800 Saddletowne Cir NE800 Saddletowne Cir NE, Calgary, AB T3J 0H5, Canada1 report
  • CalgaryCalgary, AB, Canada1 report

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Number of people killed in the collisionNot independently confirmed3
Number of people injured in the collisionNot independently confirmed2
Natural gas tanks igniting in the collisionNot independently confirmed2
Status of the collision cause investigationNot independently confirmed2

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