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Indian Head RCMP responded to a rolled coach bus near Wolseley on Wednesday afternoon. It has been confirmed that the bus was Shania Twain's crew bus. (File Photo)
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UDPATE: Members of Shania Twain's production crew were taken to hospital after a bus rolled and a truck jackknifed on the Trans-Canada highway in southeastern Saskatchewan Wednesday morning due to icy road conditions.

Twain was not on the bus.

The crash happened Wednesday morning shortly after 7 a.m. on Highway 1, east of Wolseley, which is 95 kilometres east of Regina.

All 13 people on the bus were taken to Indian Head Union Hospital. Two people were transferred to a hospital in Regina and the others were discharged.

Moose Jaw's Cory Churko, who plays in Shania's band, was said to be unharmed, although it's not clear if he was on the bus.

According to the SaskTel Centre, Twain's show tonight in Saskatoon is going ahead as planned.

Highway 1 was closed east of Wolseley to the Manitoba border yesterday but has since reopened.

The Highway Hotline says as of last night road conditions in southern Saskatchewan are seasonal.

STARS Air Ambulance was also dispatched to a multi-vehicle accident near Chamberlain early Wednesday morning involving at least four semis. 

 

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There has been confirmation that the charter bus involved in an accident near Wolseley was a crew bus for Shania Twain. 

According to the RCMP, just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Indian Head RCMP received a report of a rolled coach bus on Highway 1 east of Wolseley. 

Police say 13 people were sent to hospital as a result of the accident with what are being described as non-life-threatening injuries. Indian Head RCMP is continuing to investigate. 

Highway 1 from Wolseley to the Manitoba border was closed for the majority of the morning due to poor road conditions but has since re-opened. 

Twain’s Queen Of Me Tour is scheduled to make a stop at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on Thursday night. There is no word whether the concert will be cancelled or postponed. 

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