Overview
- A chartered shuttle ran off Highway 39 south of Mackenzie, B.C., on Wednesday, Nov. 4, injuring 20 people and ejecting at least one passenger.
- Rich Rogers, a former firefighter who was driving nearby, reached the scene first, assessed and triaged multiple injured people and helped move a non‑breathing person into a recovery position.
- Emergency crews arrived within minutes, firefighters set up ropes to help evacuate patients up a steep ditch, and at least one person was flown out by air ambulance.
- Northern Health declared Code Orange at Mackenzie and the University Hospital of Northern B.C., and by Nov. 6 it reported that 15 of the 20 people assessed have been discharged while several remain hospitalized.
- The crash took place in remote northern B.C., which complicated 911 communications and evacuation, investigators have not released a cause, and the first responder emphasized the need for mental‑health support for emergency workers.