Seven secondary school students and one adult are reported dead this morning in a tragic crash near Bathurst, New Brunswick.
The students are all said to be members of a school basketball team.
They were among 12 people in a van that was returning from Moncton when it was involved in a crash with a transport truck.
Freezing rain and snow were reported in the area.
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