One person is seriously injured after a tour vehicle driving on the Columbia Icefield in Alberta stalled and rolled down the embankment, CTV News has learned. RCMP say they were notified on Tuesday that a tour vehicle had stalled on the glacier in Jasper National Park. They say the person on board was a mechanic who was troubleshooting the bus when the incident happened. The person suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Mounties say. The mechanic was taken to Jasper for medical treatment, they say. No tourists were on board. Pursuit cancels tours Pursuit, the company that owns the vehicle, announced that it would be cancelling all glacier trips on Tuesday and Wednesday in the wake of the incident. In a statement, it says all guests with affected bookings will automatically receive a refund for those cancelled trips. The Columbia Icefield Skywalk, Glacier Discovery Centre and all other amenities will be open. “The safety and well-being of our team members and guests is fundamental to how we operate,” said Pursuit COO Stuart Back. “We are gathering the facts surrounding today’s incident and reviewing the circumstances carefully with the applicable authorities.” Site of 2020 deadly rollover This incident is not the only one involving a tour bus on the iconic glacier. In 2020, three tourists died after an Ice Explorer tour bus tumbled 50 metres down a glacial embankment on the icefield before coming to a stop on its roof. The deadly incident happened after the driver of the tour bus had complained about his brakes three days before. A fatality inquiry completed in 2025 found the incident was caused by a “catastrophic braking issue.” Fourteen other people were seriously injured. With files from Camilla Di Giuseppe
