International Desk : At least 15 people have been killed after a truck collided with a bus carrying senior citizens in a rural portion of Canada on Thursday.

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Rob Lasson said the bus was headed south on Highway 5 toward a casino near the town of Carberry, while the semitrailer was headed east on Highway 1.

He said immediately it became apparent that this was a mass casualty situation.

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In addition to the 15 killed, 10 others have been taken to a hospital, authorities said.

Manitoba has not seen a mass casualty traffic accident like this before, Lasson told reporters.

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Not all of the victims’ families had been notified as of Thursday evening.

Flags have been lowered in mourning at Manitoba’s legislative building, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the tragedy in a statement on Twitter.

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