‘We are heartbroken and completely devastated’: Nation grieves after Humboldt crash claims 15
Waves of support continue to pour in after the Humboldt Broncos team bus collided with a semi-truck, killing 15 and injuring 14 players and staff members.
As the community and province of Saskatchewan grieves, work has already begun to address the needs of family and friends of the deceased and surviving.
The collision occurred around 5 p.m. on Highway 35, approximately 30 kilometres north of Tisdale near the junction of Highway 335. The Broncos were on their way to Nipawin for game five of their Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoff series versus the Hawks.
“We are heartbroken and completely devastated,” Kevin Garinger, president of the Humboldt Broncos, said at a press conference in Humboldt on Saturday. “We will never forget April 6, 2018. We will never forget the members of our Broncos family who were taken from us and who were injured.”