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| UK scouts hurt in Canada accident | UK scouts hurt in Canada accident |
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| Britons are among at least 13 people injured in a crash in Canada after a bus carrying UK scouts and leaders was in collision with a lorry. | Britons are among at least 13 people injured in a crash in Canada after a bus carrying UK scouts and leaders was in collision with a lorry. |
| The incident happened near Lindsay, Ontario, at about 1300 local time (1800 BST). None of the injuries are said to be life-threatening | |
| A Scouts spokesman said a group of 102 scouts, mostly 14 to 18, and leaders, from Lancashire, were touring Canada. | A Scouts spokesman said a group of 102 scouts, mostly 14 to 18, and leaders, from Lancashire, were touring Canada. |
| He said some of them were being treated in two local hospitals. | He said some of them were being treated in two local hospitals. |
| Simon Carter of the UK Scout Association said there were "cases of broken bones and shock". | Simon Carter of the UK Scout Association said there were "cases of broken bones and shock". |
| "The emergency services were on the scene exceptionally quickly," he said. | "The emergency services were on the scene exceptionally quickly," he said. |
| He added that the Scout Association was attempting to contact the scouts' parents. | 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. |
| 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 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. |
| Local journalist Jason Bain, at the scene, told BBC News: "It was a head-on collision and the front of the bus has been destroyed. | Local journalist Jason Bain, 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." |
| The British High Commission in Ottawa said it had been in touch with local authorities and had sent consular staff to the scene. | 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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