RCMP Working to Confirm Identities of 15 Killed on Bus Heading to Manitoba Casino

Emergency crews respond to the scene of a crash that has closed a section of the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Man. is shown on June 15, 2023. The Canadian Press/Steve Lambert

Residents in Dauphin, Man., are anxiously waiting for word on the identities of 15 people killed in a fiery bus crash.

Mounties say the group of mostly seniors was heading to a casino when the bus they were on crashed with a semi-trailer near the town of Carberry, west of Winnipeg.