Officials say a bus carrying members of the Miramichi Timberwolves junior hockey team was involved in a fatal collision on Sunday.
Emergency crews were called to the scene of the collision on Route 8 near Astle, just outside of Boiestown, on Sunday afternoon.
The Maritime Junior Hockey League said the team was on its way to a game in Fredericton when the bus was involved in a fatal crash.
“Those on the bus sustained limited injuries and grief counsellors have been brought in,” the league said in a statement.
“The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) offers its condolences to the family of the victim of Sunday’s accident.”
The highway reopened Sunday evening after being closed for several hours.
Route 8 near Astle is now open.
— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) October 24, 2021
