![]() ![]() Before crossing a highway or making a turn, drivers of the larger buses have to do an extreme “head bop.“ It takes a lot longer to accelerate, and a lot longer to slow down.ĭespite giant side view mirrors, there are still blind spots, he adds. The busdrives differently than other vehicles, he says. Westhouse says he knows all the grain bins, trees and dangerous intersections on the routes he takes multiple times each day. All passengers are required to wear seatbelts and wheelchairs are clipped in to the floor. ![]() And before each trip, drivers check around the vehicle to ensure it’s in good condition. Westhouse says they get a safety check every year. There’s the 12-passenger bus, an older 15-passenger bus and a wheelchair-accessible minivan. Quality Care Transit in Dauphin owned the bus involved in the crash. RCMP are to release the names of the victims on Thursday. He hasn’t heard yet if she was killed or survived. ![]() She had just bought new furniture for her home and was excited for the delivery on Monday, he says. Westhouse knows one woman who was on the bus that crashed. He smiles while talking about a regular passenger, a woman in her 90s who’s fiercely funny and visits her husband in a nearby care home.Īnother passenger, a younger woman who uses a wheelchair, calls him grandpa. His current job with Grand Plains Handivan sees him transport seniors and people with disabilities from Grandview and Gilbert Plains about 50 kilometres east to Dauphin for medical and dental appointments, grocery shopping and visits with family and friends. Westhouse has been driving minibuses and other passenger vehicles for years, after retiring from his career as a welder. ![]()
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