Fatality Inquiry Opens Into 2020 Columbia Icefield Bus Rollover

The hearing focuses on maintenance, including brake inspections, to craft recommendations to prevent similar crashes.

Overview

Justice Vaughn Myers is set to hear evidence on brake inspections and overall maintenance of the Ice Explorer involved in the crash.
The rollover on July 18, 2020, sent the bus about 50 metres down an embankment, killing Dionne Durocher, 24, Kamleshbai Patel, 58, and Griva Patel, 28, and seriously injuring 14.
RCMP did not lay criminal charges in the case.
Operator Brewster Inc. earlier pleaded guilty to two Occupational Health and Safety charges and was fined $475,000 for failing to require seatbelts and to control hazards.
Icefield tours paused after the crash and later resumed once seatbelts were added to the fleet and driver training was revised, and a fatality inquiry can only issue safety recommendations.