Driver of Banff tour bus that rolled down river bank, killing woman, charged with careless driving

The driver of a Banff tour bus that rolled down a river embankment and killed a woman last fall has been charged with careless driving.

The smallbushad stopped at Castle Mountain lookout, along the Trans-Canada Highway between Lake Louise and Banff, on the morning of Sept. 21, 2016.

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About 20 people, including the driver, got off the bus.

As they were taking pictures, the empty bus rolled forward, killing a 53-year-old woman and seriously injuring a 55-year-old man, both from Ontario. The bus had to be towed out of the Bow River.

RCMP have not named the driver, who was issued a summons under the Provincial Traffic Safety Act to appear in court in Canmore on March 8.

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