Calls grow for safer B.C. back roads after bus crashes on forest road near Prince George

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A bus crash that sent 18 workers at a pipeline camp to hospital Friday near Prince George, B.C., has drawn attention to poor conditions and persistent safety issues on the province’s unpaved back roads, especially those often used by industry and outdoors enthusiasts.

The charter bus carrying 30 workers was driving on the Firth Lake forest service road (FSR), about an hour from Prince George, when the incident occurred.

All of the 18 people injured in the crash were released from the hospital as of Sunday, according to Northern Health.

The camp houses pipeline workers for Coastal GasLink, which said in a Friday statement it was grateful for

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