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| UK scouts hurt in Canada accident | |
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| At least 13 people have been injured in a road crash in Canada involving a bus carrying British scouts. | At least 13 people have been injured in a road crash in Canada involving a bus carrying British scouts. |
| None of the injuries are life-threatening following the collision between the bus and a lorry near Lindsay, Eastern Ontario. | None of the injuries are life-threatening following the collision between the bus and a lorry near Lindsay, Eastern Ontario. |
| UK Scout Association spokesman Simon Carter said the scouts were from north-west England, mostly aged 14 to 18. | UK Scout Association spokesman Simon Carter said the scouts were from north-west England, mostly aged 14 to 18. |
| He said some of them were being treated in two local hospitals, after the crash at about 1300 local time (1800 BST). | He said some of them were being treated in two local hospitals, after the crash at about 1300 local time (1800 BST). |
| Mr Carter said the association was attempting to contact the scouts' parents. | Mr Carter said the association was attempting to contact the scouts' parents. |
| Local journalist Jason Bane, at the scene, told BBC News: "It was a head-on collision and the front of the bus has been destroyed. | Local journalist Jason Bane, at 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." |
| Mark Boileau, from Ontario Provincial Police, said the bus entered a ditch at the side of the road following the collision. | Mark Boileau, from Ontario Provincial Police, said the bus entered a ditch at the side of the road following the collision. |
| 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. |
| 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". |
| The British High Commission in Ottawa said it had been in touch with local authorities and had sent consular staff to the scene. | |
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