A bus carrying a Western Hockey League junior team has slid off a highway in British Columbia's Interior, but the team says no one was injured.
A social media post from the Seattle Thunderbirds says the team bus slid into a ditch while on its way to Kelowna for a game.
On the way to Kelowna today, ahead of tomorrows matchup, our team bus slid off the road and into a ditch. All on board are safe. We’d like thank the emergency services and the @Kelowna_Rockets for all of their help
— Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) January 10, 2024
Another post from the Kelowna Rockets, who were slated to play the Thunderbirds later today, says the Okanagan team sent its bus to transport their stranded opponents late Tuesday.
The Rockets have dispatched their bus to go get the T-Birds.
— Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) January 10, 2024
See you soon, @SeattleTbirds 💚💙 https://t.co/44hCUFAvSy
Environment Canada has issued winter storm warnings on three stretches of B.C. highways in the province's southern Interior, with Coquihalla Summit receiving 30 centimetres of snow on Tuesday.
More than 10 centimetres of snow accumulation was also reported in Princeton, West Kelowna, Lytton and other Interior communities across the province.
The WHL has not indicated whether tonight's game between the Thunderbirds and the Rockets has been affected