Royal Canadian Mounted Police releases names of Manitoba highway crash victims
Dauphin(MB)/IBNS: The names of the 16 people who died in a crash involving a semi-truck and a minibus on the Trans-Canada Highway a week ago have reportedly been released by Manitoba RCMP.
Large photos of the deceased were placed by first responders and family members at the front of a news conference Thursday afternoon, one week following the deadly crash .
Their names are: Claudia Zurba, 87; Patsy Zamrykut, 88; Lillian Stobbe, 73; Donna Showdra, 79; Jean Rosenkranz, 82; Frank Perzylo, 82; Rose Perzylo, 80; Shirley Novalkowski, 76; Nettie Nakonechny, 87; Dianne Medwid, 70; Arlene Lindquist, 68; Helen Kufley, 88; Ann Hill, 81; Vangie Gilchrist, 83; Margaret Furkalo, 82; and Louis Bretecher, 81.
A vigil for the community took place at 7 p.m. Thursday night at Ukrainian Orthodox Auditorium.
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
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