DAUPHIN, Man.—Residents of Dauphin, Man., sought solace at church services Sunday — lighting candles, wiping tears and offering prayers —as they mourned 15 community members who died in a bus crash that also left 10 gravely injured.
Father Brent Kuzyk of St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church dedicated part of his liturgy to victims of the crash.
Prayers were offered for those who died, their families and emergency workers. Kuzyk also spoke to the overall suffering of the community of 8,600 people northwest of Winnipeg.
Churchgoers lit candles and sang hymns. One woman wiped tears from her eyes with a tissue.
The first names of those who were on the bus were also read out….