Tragedy has struck in rural Canada, as a bus carrying a junior hockey team - the Humboldt Broncos - was struck by a transport truck earlier this evening and has resulted in "multiple fatalities," according to the RCMP.

Exact details on the fatalities and injuries haven't been released.

The bus was carrying the team to a Friday night game against the Nipawin Hawks, another team competing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, when it was T-boned by a transport truck on a rural highway just north of Tisdale, Saskatchewan.

Three air ambulance helicopters were dispatched to the area, as rescue efforts are ongoing. The RCMP won't confirm the number of causalities until all next of kin are notified, according to Sportsnet's Faizal Khamisa.

Friday's game between the Broncos and Hawks has been canceled.

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