Aug 112012
 
Greyhound destroyed by fire on Hwy. 97C

A Grehound bus was destroyed by fire on the Connector Saturday afternoon. (Photo: Mike Klassen)

by Dave Preston

A Greyhound bus erupted in flames Saturday afternoon on Hwy. 97C, the Connector.

It appears by pictures being posted on Twitter that the entire bus was engulfed in flame.

The incident took place about 1 p.m. in the eastbound lanes near the Connector Summit, about 45 minutes west of Peachland. Reports are that traffic heading east was completely stopped.

There are no reports of injuries so far and it is not known if traffic is moving again on the highway.

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Comments

  1. maththetraveller says:

    That’s impressive. Do we know if everyone is alright?