Open this photo in gallery As of April 11, 16 people have been killed by the Humboldt bus crash. First column, top to bottom: Stephen Wack, Brody Hinz, Conner Lukan and Mark Cross. Second column: Darcy Haugan and Logan Schatz. Third column: Parker Tobin, Jacob Leicht, Jaxon Joseph and Tyler Bieber. Fourth column: Dayna Brons and Logan Boulet. Fifth column: Logan Hunter, Glen Doerksen, Evan Thomas and Adam Herold. Social media, family handouts, Saskatchewan Health Authority/THE CANADIAN PRESS

The basics

Sixteen people are dead after a collision on April 6 between a Saskatchewan junior hockey team’s bus and a tractor-trailer in rural Saskatchewan.

The death toll increased after Dayna Brons, the athletic therapist for the Humboldt Broncos, died. Her family said she was previously in a coma with serious head trauma.

A 16-year-old player was among the dead, which included the coach, assistant coach, bus driver and a team announcer. The tractor-trailer driver survived. Here is what The Globe and Mail has compiled so far about the 16 people killed.



The tractor-trailer involved in the crash belonged to a Calgary-based trucking company, Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd., which had its licence suspended.

The semi-trailer driver is a 30-year-old man who just started working for Adesh Deol a month ago. He completed 15 days of training about two weeks ago, the company’s owner said.



Two of the Humboldt Broncos players were initially misidentified, the provincial Justice Ministry announced April 9: Goalie Parker Tobin was killed and defenceman Xavier Labelle is alive, not the other way around, as originally reported. The coroner’s office apologized for the error and said it would review its identification practices.

The intersection outside Tisdale, Sask., had been the site of another collision 21 years ago that killed six people.



A fundraising campaign for the survivors and victims’ families became GoFundMe’s most successful Canadian fundraiser ever, raising more than $15-million in 12 days.

Where and how it happened

DETAIL B.C. ALTA. ONT. U.S. 0 100 Scene of fatal bus crash KM Nipawin SASKATCHEWAN Tisdale 3 35 Saskatoon Humboldt MAN. 16 5 THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: rcmp; google maps DETAIL MANITOBA B.C. ALTA. Scene of fatal bus crash Nipawin U.S. SASKATCHEWAN Tisdale 3 Lake Winnipegosis 35 Saskatoon Humboldt 16 5 0 100 KM JOHN SOPINSKI/THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: rcmp; google maps DETAIL B.C. ALTA. MANITOBA Scene of fatal bus crash Nipawin U.S. SASKATCHEWAN 3 Tisdale Lake Winnipegosis 35 Saskatoon Humboldt 16 5 0 100 KM JOHN SOPINSKI/THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: rcmp; google maps

THE CRASH SCENE The force of the crash sent both vehicles into the ditch at the northwest corner of the intersection Nipawin Tractor-trailer was heading west on 335 Bus was heading north on Hwy 35 Tisdale SOURCE: CANADIAN PRESS THE CRASH SCENE The force of the crash sent both vehicles into the ditch at the northwest corner of the intersection Nipawin 35 Tractor-trailer was heading west on 335 335 Bus was heading north on Hwy 35 Tisdale SOURCE: CANADIAN PRESS THE CRASH SCENE Nipawin 35 The force of the crash sent both vehicles into the ditch at the northwest corner of the intersection Tractor-trailer was heading west on 335 335 Bus was heading north on Hwy 35 Tisdale SOURCE: CANADIAN PRESS

The crash: On a Friday afternoon, the Broncos junior hockey team of Humboldt, Sask., were en route to a playoff game in Nipawin. Twenty-nine people were on board the team bus. At the intersection of Highway 35 and Highway 335, about 300 kilometres north of Regina, the bus collided with a tractor-trailer hauling peat moss. Both vehicles were obliterated by the impact. The tractor-trailer driver, who worked for a Calgary-based company, was unhurt, and was given mental-health assistance after the collision, the RCMP said. Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd., which passed recent inspections and had a clear record aside from two tickets issued earlier this year, had its licence suspended — something Alberta Transport described as routine.

The cause: The RCMP said on the weekend that it was too early to comment on the cause of the collision, or say if any charges would be considered.

The intersection: Dubbed the Armley Corner, the intersection has been the site of a deadly collision before: In the summer of 1997, a couple, their three young daughters and a relative were killed in a crash there. When the Broncos bus passed through the intersection northbound on Hwy. 35, it would have had the right of way; the semi trailer, heading west, would have had a stop sign.

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Who was killed

The 16 people killed in the crash included many young players, their coach, a play-by-play radio announcer, an 18-year-old stats-keeper and a bus driver. Here is more background compiled by The Globe about them.

Team players killed

Logan Boulet, 21, of Lethbridge, Alta.

Adam Herold, 16, of of Montmartre, Sask.



Logan Hunter, 18, of St. Albert, Alta.



Jaxon Joseph, 20, of Edmonton



Jacob Leicht, 19, of Humboldt, Sask.



Conner Lukan, 21, of Slave Lake, Alta.



Logan Schatz, 20, of Allan, Sask.



Evan Thomas, 18, of Saskatoon



Parker Tobin, 18, of Stony Plain, Alta.

Stephen Wack, 21, of St. Albert, Alta.



Team personnel killed

Tyler Bieber, announcer, 29, of Humboldt, Sask.

Dayna Brons, team trainer, 24, of Lake Lenore, Sask.



Mark Cross, assistant coach, 27, of Strasbourg, Sask.



Darcy Haugan, head coach, 42, of Humboldt, Sask.



Brody Hinz, stats expert, 18, of Humboldt, Sask.



Glen Doerksen, bus driver, 59, of Carrot River, Sask.



Open this photo in gallery The sun rises on a cross made of hockey sticks, erected at the makeshift memorial at the intersection near Tisdale, Sask. JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press

Tributes in the community

Humboldt, population 6,000, quickly united in support of their lost loved ones. Flags were put at half-mast, residents wore jerseys and team colours and many gathered spontaneously at the Broncos’ home arena to pay their respects, comfort one another or just sit in the seats and look out at the empty ice.

The Elgar Petersen Arena became a hall of mourning where residents gathered for a service on April 8. Among those in attendance were Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and hockey broadcasters Don Cherry and Ron MacLean.

“God, we are hurt,” Sean Brandow, a pastor and the team’s chaplain, said during the prayer service. “There are so many questions, so many unanswered things. We need you so badly.”

Residents of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, say support from around the world has been “overwhelming,” after a horrific crash involving a bus carrying a junior hockey team claimed 15 lives. One local man said the team is “part of the community.” The Canadian Press

Tributes from political leaders

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:

To the entire Humboldt Broncos hockey community: We are here for you. As neighbours, as friends, and as Canadians, we grieve alongside you. Statement: https://t.co/jKloGgn5io — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) April 7, 2018

The Queen:

Her Majesty The Queen has sent this message to the families of the victims of the recent bus crash in Canada. Read the full message here > https://t.co/V7J1K1ftG1 — The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 8, 2018

Governor-General Julie Payette:

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Following the aftermath of the #HumboldtBroncos bus crash and ahead of tonight’s vigil to mourn the loss of many lives, here are some thoughts. pic.twitter.com/KAhqxE773l — GGJuliePayette (@GGJuliePayette) April 8, 2018

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe:

Words can not describe the loss that we feel tonight.



From a grieving province, thank you to first responders & medical professionals for courageous response under the most difficult circumstances imaginable.



Tonight, we all must pray for these families.https://t.co/dEnhKMkDxJ — Scott Moe (@PremierScottMoe) April 7, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump:

Just spoke to @JustinTrudeau to pay my highest respect and condolences to the families of the terrible Humboldt Team tragedy. May God be with them all! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 7, 2018

Tributes in hockey

The deadly collision led to an outpouring of sympathy and support from professional hockey players and organizations. The night after the crash, NHL arenas across North America held moments of silence before play, while Broncos stickers dotted the players’ helmets.

On social media, users are paying tribute to the Humboldt Broncos by sharing pictures of hockey sticks with candles on their doorsteps. The gesture was popularized by Winnipeg Jets broadcaster Brian Munz, who got the idea from a high-school friend in Humboldt who texted him a picture of a stick on his porch:

Got this text from a friend who I went to high school with in Humboldt.



Inviting you to do the same as we remember and send our thoughts to the #HumboldtBroncos.#PrayersForHumboldt #Broncostrong #Humboldtstrong #theSJHL #TSNHockey pic.twitter.com/HHwZyUZ5KG — Brian Munz (@BrianMunzTSN) April 9, 2018

The tragedy was an especially personal one for teams who rely on long trips in a team bus – a rite of passage once nicknamed the “Iron Lung” – to compete in faraway places and come home safely. Humboldt’s tragedy was a nightmare scenario, Kelly McCrimmon, owner of the Western Hockey League’s Brandon Wheat Kings, told The Globe:

This is a real-life story. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Anyone in hockey who goes through that stage where they ride the bus, later on they look back and talk about it being the best part. … You’re supposed to feel safe on the bus.



For the Nipawin Hawks, the team the Broncos was facing off with in the playoffs, the most meaningful way to move forward was to get back on the ice. Later this week, the Hawks will play the Estevan Bruins in a championship final game, by a unanimous decision from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s president and governors.

How you can help

Donations have now closed on a GoFundMe campaign that, over 12 days, raised more than $15-million, making it Canada’s most generous GoFundMe campaign ever. Here’s some more background on how fundraising campaigns of that size are typically handled and what organizers’ options are for disbursing the money.

One of the Broncos players who was killed, Logan Boulet, was an organ donor, and his death has sparked conversations among people wanting to become donors themselves.

With reports from Globe staff and The Canadian Press

Editor’s note: Due to an incorrect news release issued by the Saskatchewan coroner’s office, a news story yesterday incorrectly identified Xavier Labelle as one of the Humboldt Broncos who died in Friday’s bus and truck crash.