加拿大巴士事故造成24名中国游客受伤

Two dozen people were hurt, at least four with life-threatening injuries, when a US tour bus carrying 37 Chinese tourists crashed on Highway 401 outside of Prescott, Ontario on Monday afternoon.

周一下午，一辆载有37名中国游客的美国旅游车在安大略省普雷斯科特城外的401高速公路上坠毁，造成24人受伤，至少4人受重伤。

According to Ontario provincial police, the crash occurred at 2:45 pm while the bus was traveling from Ottawa to Toronto on Highway 401, Ontario’s main expressway, when it veered off the pavement and smashed into a rock embankment near Prescott, about 60 miles southwest of Ottawa.

据安大略省警方称，事故发生在下午2点45分，当时巴士正从渥太华至多伦多高速公路401号高速公路上行驶，当时这辆车从人行道上滑下，撞上了位于渥太华西南方向60英里的普莱斯考特附近的岩石堤岸。

Suzanne Runciman, spokesperson for the Prescott branch of the Ontario provincial police, said passengers were injured by the force of the impact.

安大略省警察局普雷斯科特分局的发言人苏珊娜.朗西曼说，乘客在受伤于车辆的巨大撞击。

The bus hit a rock cut area, therefore everybody on the passenger side of the bus would be in close proximity to that rock cut, she said.

她说:“巴士撞上了一块岩石切割区域，所以乘客位置的每个人都离那块岩石很近。”

While the cause of the crash was still under investigation, Runciman said the coach was the only vehicle involved. The bus hit a rock cut after it left the road, impacting the passenger side. Most of the windows as well as the front windscreen appeared to have been shattered and blown out.

虽然事故原因仍在调查中，但朗西曼说，这辆车是唯一涉及的车辆。公共汽车在离开公路后撞上了一块岩石，影响了乘客。大部分窗户和前挡风玻璃似乎都被震碎并且崩飞。

The Paramedic Service tweeted that "Multiple patients without vital signs," adding patients had been sent to Brockville General Hospital. A hospital representative said: "We have received five patients as a result of the Hwy 401 accident near Prescott, Ontario. Each are in critical condition. We have a Mandarin translator on-site to support them."

急救中心人员在推特上称，“有多名伤者已经没有生命体征”，并补充说，病人已经被送往布罗克维尔综合医院。一名医院代表说:“我们已经收到了5名病人，这是在安大略普雷斯科特附近的Hwy 401事故造成的。现在这些伤者都处于危急状态，现场我们有普通话翻译来与他们沟通了解病情。

Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne tweeted shortly after the bus crash, saying ?"As we wait to hear more about the situation, our thoughts are with everyone hurt in the crash, and the first responders who rushed to the scene to help."

安大略省总理凯萨琳韦恩在车祸后不久说“我们期待听到更多关于此事的消息，我们心寄着每一个受伤的人员，并第一反应的冲到现场进行帮助。”

The Chinese embassy in Ottawa tweeted the embassy and consulate-general in Toronto "are following closely this accident and very concerned about conditions of the injured passengers. We are contacting the Canadian side for more information."

中国驻渥太华使馆发推特称，驻多伦多使领馆“正在密切关注这起事故，非常关注受伤乘客的情况。我们正在与加拿大方面联系以获得更多的信息。”

Aidan Liang, the manager at bus operator Union Tour Express, a Massachusetts-based company, said the group was on a 10-day tour that began in Washington, DC, on May 29. The trip, set to include a stop in Toronto, was planned to end Friday.

马萨诸塞州公交运营商Union Tour Express的经理梁爱丹(Aidan Liang)说，该集团5月29日在华盛顿开始了为期10天的旅行。此次行程计划包括在多伦多停留，计划于周五结束。

It was said that the driver of the bus had a year of experience with driving buses.

据说这辆公共汽车的司机有一年驾驶公共汽车的经验。