The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the crash was between a semi-trailer truck and a handi-transit vehicle, carrying mostly seniors.
At least 15 people have died after a "serious" crash in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the crash was between a semi-trailer truck and a handi-transit vehicle, carrying mostly seniors.
Police said the crash happened on the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, two hours west of Winnipeg.
Emergency crews and air ambulances have responded to the crash.
In several tweets, RCMP in Manitoba said it was responding to a "very serious, mass causality" collision, and that all of its resources, including its major crime unit, had been deployed to the scene.
A provincial advisory said the incident happened around 12:35 p.m. Thursday.
The RCMP had asked motorists to avoid the area as several kilometres of the highway were closed near the crash site.
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