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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. |
| Those injured suffered cuts, bruises, whiplash and shock. | Those injured suffered cuts, bruises, whiplash and shock. |
| The scouts have all since been released from hospital and had resumed their sight-seeing itinerary of Toronto. | The scouts have all since been released from hospital and had resumed their sight-seeing itinerary of Toronto. |
| 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). |
| 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. | 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. | 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." | "We were lucky," he said. "The local emergency services are based a couple of miles away from the crash site." |
| By Friday the group had resumed its itinerary and was touring Toronto's waterways with the city's marine police. | |
| Emergency services attend the scene | Emergency services attend the scene |
| David Thornton, an officer with the scout movement in Lancashire, said the young people were from a number of groups across the county, including the West Lancashire Scouts group. | David Thornton, an officer with the scout movement in Lancashire, said the young people were from a number of groups across the county, including the West Lancashire Scouts group. |
| The youngsters had travelled to Canada on 28 July and had been to two camps. | The youngsters had travelled to Canada on 28 July and had been to two camps. |
| The British High Commission in the Canadian capital Ottawa said it had been in touch with local authorities and consular staff had been sent to the scene. | The British High Commission in the Canadian capital Ottawa said it had been in touch with local authorities and consular staff had been sent to the scene. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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 BainJournalist | There 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. |
| "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." |
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