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Code orange declared at hospitals in Prince George and Mackenzie, B.C., after major bus crash

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Code orange declared at hospitals in Prince George and Mackenzie, B.C., after major bus crash. (2026, November 4). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/livestory/bc-bus-crash-prince-george-mackenzie-9.7409574?cmp=rss

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Police report that a bus carrying workers associated with a data centre in Mackenzie, B.C., crashed on Highway 39 south of Mackenzie, resulting in serious injuries. Northern Health declared a code orange at hospitals in Mackenzie and Prince George, urging the public to avoid emergency departments unless it's an absolute necessity due to the expected influx of patients from the crash site. The highway is expected to remain closed for several hours while emergency services attend to the situation.

Written by AI on 2026-11-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

A bus carrying workers associated with Iren, a data centre company in Mackenzie, B.C., crashed early Wednesday morning south of Highway 39, resulting in multiple injuries. The Mackenzie RCMP reported serious injuries but did not specify the number of victims or their conditions. Local hospitals declared a Code Orange mass casualty event, and several ambulances, including an air ambulance, were dispatched to the scene. Highway 39 is expected to remain closed for several hours while emergency personnel provide medical care and investigate the crash. Mackenzie Secondary School confirmed that no school buses were involved in the incident but sent one to support the situation. The data centre company expressed immediate concern for those affected and their families, offering support to emergency responders and investigators.

Written for “Bus Crash in B.C. Hospitals Declare Code Orange” on 2026-11-05, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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Who wrote this

No reporter is named on this article, beyond the feed's “CBC”.

Topics

B.C. Iren Mackenzie Prince George RCMP

Subjects

Mackenzie GPE · 8× Prince George GPE · 7× B.C. GPE · 2× - Simon Little PERSON · 1× Hanna PetersenData PERSON · 1× Iren ORG · 1× Matt Epting PERSON · 1× Northern Health ORG · 1× RCMP ORG · 1×

Narrative

Updates November 4 Hanna PetersenData centre company says bus was chartered by one of its contractors The data centre company Iren has confirmed a bus chartered by one of their contractors was involved in the crash. "Our immediate concern is for everyone on board and their families, and we are supporting the response however we can.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-04

🔮 Highway 39 into Mackenzie is expected to remain closed for several hours.

2026-11-04 · CBC News

Code orange declared at hospitals in Prince George and Mackenzie, B.C., after major bus crash · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 1 hedged)

Code orange declared at hospitals in Prince George and Mackenzie, B.C., after major bus crash The Latest - asserted

orange → declare → crash

A bus carrying workers associated with a data centre in Mackenzie, B.C., a small community north of Prince George, crashed this morning resulting in serious injuries, according to police. uncertain

bus → carry → police

- People in Prince George and Mackenzie are being asked to avoid going to their hospital emergency departments unless absolutely necessary. asserted

People → ask → departments

- Multiple ambulances and air ambulances attended the scene. asserted

ambulances → attend → scene

Highway 39 into Mackenzie is expected to remain closed for several hours. asserted

Highway → expect → hours

we → say → response

We are in close contact with the contractor, emergency responders and the RCMP as they work to establish what happened," said Matt Epting, a spokesperson for the company. asserted

Epting → work → company

"The safety of site personnel and community members remains our top priority, both on and off site." asserted

safety → remain → site

Code orange declared at hospitals in Mackenzie, Prince George asserted

orange → declare → Mackenzie

Police say multiple people have been injured in a bus crash on Highway 39 south of Mackenzie, a small community about 160 kilometres north of Prince George. asserted

people → say → George

Northern Health says a code orange has been declared at both the local Mackenzie hospital and the University Hospital of Northern B.C. in Prince George in relation to the crash. asserted

orange → say → crash

A code orange designation is declared for disaster or mass casualty events, and the term casualty applies to both injuries and deaths. asserted

term → declare → injuries

The health authority said it still doesn't have details to share on the number of patients or their conditions. asserted

it → say → patients

Health officials are asking people in Mackenzie and Prince George to avoid going to the hospitals’ emergency departments unless they are facing a life-threatening emergency. asserted

they → ask → emergency

The public has been asked to avoid the area of the crash, and Highway 39 is expected to be closed for several hours. asserted

Highway → ask → hours

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