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Families Press Ottawa for Answers After Dominican Bus Crash Kills Two Canadians

Questions over the third‑party shuttle operator frame calls for clearer consular support.

Overview

  • Global Affairs Canada confirms two Canadians died in a Sunday evening tourist shuttle crash near Cumayasa, west of Punta Cana, with multiple others injured.
  • RCMP notified relatives that Colleen Fullerton, 67, of Lockport, Manitoba, was among the dead, while her husband, John, remains hospitalized.
  • Amanda Fullerton says the family has received no official update on her father's condition and is urging Canadian consular staff to place a representative at the hospital.
  • Sunwing says the transfer vehicle was run by a third‑party provider via NexusTours and has offered condolences; the family says Sunwing agreed to cover repatriation and medical costs, a claim not yet confirmed by the company.
  • Injury tallies remain inconsistent, with local authorities citing 13 injured and some Dominican media reporting 19, as families seek answers and repatriation planning begins.