20 Injured After Shuttle Bus Carrying Data Centre Workers Crashes Into Ditch in B.C.

At least 20 people have been injured after a shuttle bus carrying workers for a data centre company crashed in British Columbia on Wednesday morning.

The accident occurred around 9:10 a.m. on Highway 39, approximately four kilometres south of Mackenzie. The white shuttle bus, rented by a contractor for Australian technology and AI data centre company IREN, reportedly lost control and plunged into a ditch.

According to BC Highway Patrol, the driver and around 20 other people sustained injuries. One victim was airlifted from the scene in critical condition. Six others were initially taken to a local hospital before being transferred by air ambulance to another hospital. Two of them were in critical condition, while the remaining four were reported to be in serious but stable condition.

BC Highway Patrol said the investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing, and no possibilities have been ruled out.