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A public fundraising campaign for the Canadian junior hockey team that had 15 members killed in a tragic bus accident has received over $4 million in pledges in its first two days.

A GoFundMe page set up on Friday to benefit the players and families of the Humboldt Broncos Junior A team surpassed its goal within 48 hours.

"There are no words that could express the incredible support the hockey community has seen here," said Sylvie Kellington, a Humboldt resident whose son played for the Broncos Bantam team and who set up the fundraising campaign. "Thank you to everyone for your kindness and prayers, your donations, and for sharing this GoFundMe far and wide."

A bus carrying the team from their home in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, to a playoff game collided with a semi-truck on Friday afternoon, killing 15 of the 29 people on board.

NHL teams showed their support over the weekend, from moments of silence to honoring the Broncos by wearing stickers or the team name on their uniforms.

As of Sunday night, over 60,000 people from almost 60 countries had donated $4.4 million to the cause.

In addition, WestJet increased the capacity of its flights to Saskatoon to help accommodate the friends and family members who need to fly to Saskatchewan over the weekend.

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Mourning the victims in Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team bus crash