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Three killed in bus collision in Calgary

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A collision involving two public transport buses in Calgary, Canada, killed three people and injured at least 13, while one of the vehicles caught fire. Emergency services took ten injured people to hospital and authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, according to police and emergency services cited by Vetogate.

A collision between two public transport buses killed three people and injured at least 13 in Calgary, in the Canadian province of Alberta. The accident caused a fire in the Saddletown Circle area, in the north-east of the city, near Saddletown light rail station, according to police cited by Vetogate.

According to Canadian media, the collision began when one bus hit a car before crashing into a second bus at a stop. The second vehicle was then thrown into other cars and caught fire, prompting a major response from police, firefighters and emergency services.

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