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UK scouts hurt in Canada accident UK scouts hurt in Canada accident
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Ten British teenagers have been treated in hospital after their coach was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry in Canada.Ten British teenagers have been treated in hospital after their coach was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry in Canada.
The coach, carrying scouts and leaders from Lancashire, was on its way to Toronto when the incident happened near Lindsay, Ontario, on Thursday.The coach, carrying scouts and leaders from Lancashire, was on its way to Toronto when the incident happened near Lindsay, Ontario, on Thursday.
The Scout Association said one girl was seriously injured and some others had broken bones, cuts and bruises. The Scout Association said one girl was detained in hospital overnight but her condition is not life-threatening.
None of the injuries are said to be life-threatening. Those injured suffered cuts, bruises, whiplash and shock.
A Scouts spokesman said the group of 102 scouts, mostly aged 14 to 18, and leaders, were touring Canada when the accident happened at about 1300 local time (1800 BST). The group of 102 scouts, mostly aged 14 to 18, and leaders, were touring Canada when the accident happened at about 1300 local time (1800 BST).
A spokeswoman at Ross Memorial hospital, in Lindsay, confirmed a total of 16 people had been admitted. Simon Carter from the Scout Association said the group had been travelling in two coaches, and they were on schedule to return to the UK on Monday.
Most of the group spent the night in a local hotel and all their parents had been contacted, he said.
"We were lucky," he said. "The local emergency services are based a couple of miles away from the crash site."
Emergency services attend the sceneEmergency services attend the scene
Kim Coulter, the hospital's community relations co-ordinator, said all of the patients were being given X-rays and CT scans to determine the extent of their injuries, although she had been told none were life-threatening. David Thornton, an officer with the scout movement in Lancashire, said the young people were from a number of scouting groups across the county.
The spokeswoman added that British diplomats had been given all the patients' details and that an international phone line was being set up so the injured could contact family. The youngsters had travelled to Canada on 28 July and had been to two camps.
Simon Carter, of the UK Scout Association, said there were "cases of broken bones and shock". The British High Commission in the Canadian capital Ottawa said it had been in touch with local authorities and had sent consular staff to the scene.
"The emergency services were on the scene exceptionally quickly," he said. A spokeswoman at Ross Memorial hospital, in Lindsay, said all of the patients had been given X-rays and CT scans to determine the extent of their injuries.
He added that the Scout Association was attempting to contact the scouts' parents.
David Guilbault, director of emergency services in Lindsay, said 11 ambulances and three fire crews had attended the scene.David Guilbault, director of emergency services in Lindsay, said 11 ambulances and three fire crews had attended the scene.
There were several thunderstorms passing through the area at the time. It has been raining quite hard Jason BainJournalistThere were several thunderstorms passing through the area at the time. It has been raining quite hard Jason BainJournalist
He said injured people "were looked after, responded to very quickly and assessed very quickly, and the ones that did not require medical treatment at a hospital were taken to a community centre nearby where they were assessed by our medics".He said injured people "were looked after, responded to very quickly and assessed very quickly, and the ones that did not require medical treatment at a hospital were taken to a community centre nearby where they were assessed by our medics".
Mark Boileau, from Ontario Provincial Police, said the bus had entered a ditch at the side of the road following the collision.Mark Boileau, from Ontario Provincial Police, said the bus had entered a ditch at the side of the road following the collision.
He said police were considering the possible reasons for the crash.He said police were considering the possible reasons for the crash.
Local journalist Jason Bain, who attended the scene, told BBC News: "It was a head-on collision and the front of the bus has been destroyed.Local journalist Jason Bain, who attended the scene, told BBC News: "It was a head-on collision and the front of the bus has been destroyed.
Rock wall
"There were several thunderstorms passing through the area at the time. It has been raining quite hard.""There were several thunderstorms passing through the area at the time. It has been raining quite hard."
Ero Siouga, who lives in Haliburton, about an hour away from where the accident occurred, was on the scene about five minutes after the crash.Ero Siouga, who lives in Haliburton, about an hour away from where the accident occurred, was on the scene about five minutes after the crash.
She said: "There is a big rock wall at the side of the road, and the vehicle seemed to have been wedged in against it."She said: "There is a big rock wall at the side of the road, and the vehicle seemed to have been wedged in against it."
The British High Commission in Ottawa said it had been in touch with local authorities and had sent consular staff to the scene.
David Thornton, an officer with the scout movement in Lancashire, said the young people were from a number of scouting groups across the county.
The youngsters had travelled to Canada on 28 July and had been to two camps.
They had been due to fly back to the UK on Monday.
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