A scorched patch of ground where a bus carrying seniors ended up after colliding with a transport truck and burning on Thursday is seen on the edge of the Trans-Canada Highway where it intersects with Hwy 5, west of Winnipeg near Carberry, Man., Friday, June 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A scorched patch of ground where a bus carrying seniors ended up after colliding with a transport truck and burning on Thursday is seen on the edge of the Trans-Canada Highway where it intersects with Hwy 5, west of Winnipeg near Carberry, Man., Friday, June 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is backing away from a proposed change to an intersection where 17 people died in a bus crash.
Premier Wab Kinew says after hearing from the community, the government will not proceed with a plan to reconstruct the intersection into an RCUT, or restricted crossing U-turn.
The intersection of highways 1 and 5, near the Town of Carberry, was the site of a crash between a bus and a semi-trailer in June 2023.
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Area residents have called for safety upgrades, and the provincial Transportation department proposed an RCUT design, which would prevent traffic on highway 5 from turning left on or proceeding straight across highway 1.
More than 2,100 people in the area signed a petition that said the design would not improve safety
Kinew says the province will now step back and consider different options, and Carberry Mayor Ray Muirhead says residents would prefer an overpass to separate traffic.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 9, 2025.
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