Driver killed after being struck by tour bus in Columbia Icefield parking lot

A tour bus driver is dead after she was struck by her vehicle in the parking lot of the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre on Thursday.

According to RCMP, the driver, a 52-year-old woman believed to be from Alberta, was outside the bus when she was hit. Police say the bus also struck four parked vehicles before coming to a stop.

The crash happened a little after 1 p.m. No one else was injured.

“Several witnesses were interviewed and preliminary information indicates that the bus driver was outside of the bus when she was struck,” RCMP said in a news release.