R.I.P.: 2 Radio Broadcasters Killed In Canadian Crash

A semi-trailer slammed into a bus carrying a youth hockey team in western Canada, killing 15 people, including 2 radio broadcasters and injuring 14 in a catastrophic collision that a doctor compared to an airstrike and left the vehicles obliterated in the snow, reports CBS News.

Tyler Bieber

The crash sent shockwaves of grief through the athletes' small hometown and a country united by the national sport.

As details of Friday's accident on a highway in Saskatchewan emerged, Canadians were moved to tears on Saturday as they learned of the identities of the deceased on a bus driving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team to a crucial playoff game.

"An entire country is in shock and mourning," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement. "This is every parent's worst nightmare. No one should ever have to see their child leave to play the sport they love and never come back."

Brody Hinz

The bus had 29 passengers, including the driver, when it crashed at about 5 p.m. on Highway 35, Canadian police said. Among the dead are Broncos head coach Darcy Haugan, team captain Logan Schatz and Tyler Bieber and Brody Hinz, two radio announcers for AC CHBO 107.5 BoltFM. Three people are in critical condition.

Canadian police said the truck driver was initially detained but has since been released and provided with mental health assistance. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Curtis Zablocki said it's too early to state a cause for the crash.

President Donald Trump tweeted that he called Trudeau to offer his condolences to the families of victims.

Bolt FM is a member of Golden West Broadcasting.  Lyndon Friesen is president.  He shared these words.

"It is with great sadness that we have learned both Tyler and Brody were victims of this tragedy.  Tyler travelled with the team frequently as the play-by-play announcer.  Having been with Golden West since the launch of Bolt FM in news and on-air, Tyler was a shining example of what it means to serve a community.  Brody had recently joined our Golden West family, mentored by Tyler and the Bolt FM team. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of all the young men we lost, and our own colleagues, whose lives have been cut short by this tragic event".