<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">More than 50 people have been injured in an intercity coach crash in the province of British Columbia, Canada.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>It happened near the town of Merritt, where temperatures dropped to -3.9C on Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>British Columbia's Interior Health authority has issued a Code Orange, meaning services are responding to a disaster or mass casualties.</div><div><br></div><div>It is not known what caused the crash, which happened about 160 miles (260km) from the provincial capital, Victoria.</div><div><br></div><div>Fifty-three people were taken to hospital following the incident. Their conditions have not been disclosed by the local health authorities, reports BBC</div><div><br></div><div>Premier David Eby said that he was "shocked and saddened" to hear of the "serious" incident.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>