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Canada police say bus carrying seniors did not have the right of way in crash that killed 15

Canadian police say a bus carrying seniors to a casino that collided with a semi-trailer truck that killed 15 people did not have the right of way TORONTO -- A bus carrying seniors to a casino that collided with a semi-trailer truck in a crash that killed 15 people did not have the right of way, police said Friday, after watching video of the accident. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Supt. Rob Lasson said police also obtained witness statements from passing motorists that corroborated what investigators saw on the dash cam video from the semi truck. “This video indicates the bus entered the roadway where the semi truck had the right of way,” Lasson said, adding later: “We don’t know why the bus proceeded.” He said officers had not been able to speak to the driver of the bus, who is hospitalized. The truck driver has been released from the hospital. Lasson said police were not assigning blame at this time and continued to investigate. He added that officers were looking into whether the ...

Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 crew members missing

Japan’s coast guard says it is searching for an army helicopter carrying 10 crew members that went missing off a southern Japanese island TOKYO -- Japan's coast guard says it is searching for an army helicopter carrying 10 crew members that went missing off a southern Japanese island. The coast guard said it received information that a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA Black Hawk helicopter disappeared from radar on a mission Thursday evening in an area north of Miyako island. It said four patrol ships are participating in the search but have not found any traces of the missing aircraft. The disappearance near the Japanese island came as the country is aggressively beefing up its defense in the region in response to China's increasingly assertive Military activity in the regional seas, where tension is also rising around Taiwan. Kyodo News said Japanese coast guard ships found traces of oil and debris that may be related to the missing helicopter, but officials declined t...