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Manitoba premier says an overpass is back on the table for site of intersection crash

Manitoba premier says an overpass is back on the table for site of intersection crash

CTV News10-07-2025
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
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