WATCH | RCMP explain why no charges will be laid in crash | FULL PRESS CONFERENCE

No charges will be laid in the bus crash last year near Carberry - the deadliest in Manitoba history - for a variety of reasons, including a brain injury suffered by the bus driver and blind spots that may have obscured views of the oncoming semi-trailer truck.
RCMP Supt. Rob Lasson said following a complex investigation that was very difficult for loved ones of the 17 people who died, Crown prosecutors reviewed the evidence and recommended against pursuing charges.
"This tragedy severely rocked all of Manitoba and had a profound effect on all of us," Lasson said at a Wednesday news conference in Winnipeg.
"We hope to provide the 'why' of what happened … but in this case, we cannot say why the bus proceeded into the intersection that day when it was unsafe to do so."
RCMP and Crown attorney Chris Vanderhooft visited family members in Dauphin Tuesday to notify them of the news before the public announcement, Lasson said.
"It is apparent from all of the evidence that the driver, due to the blind spots in that vehicle and when he may have looked in that direction, did not see the semi truck travelling eastbound," Vanderhooft said.
"He did not hit the brakes, nor did he speed up to avoid the oncoming semi truck."
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