Asian tourists injured in Canada bus crash

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Police say a bus carrying Asian tourists has rolled over on a mountain highway in British Columbia and dozens of people have been injured, six of them critically.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt. Norm Flemming said Thursday that all 56 passengers were injured in the bus crash, which happened about 18 miles (30 kilometers) south of Merritt, British Columbia.

Police say along with the six in critical condition, 15 more have serious injuries.

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