Police say around 20 people have been injured...
Mackenzie RCMP say the bus left the roadway sometime Wednesday morning and several ambulances, including an air ambulance, were called to the scene.
The local Mackenzie hospital, which has five emergency beds, declared a code orange, according to Northern Health, the designation given to disaster or mass casualty events.
Casualty applies to both injuries and deaths. The code orange has since been lifted.
B.C. Emergency Health Services and fire rescue were on scene.
Australian data centre company Iren confirmed a bus chartered by one of its contractors was involved in the crash.
"Our immediate concern is for everyone on board and their families, and we are supporting the response however we can. We are in close contact with the contractor, emergency responders and the RCMP as they work to establish what happened," said Matt Epting, a spokesperson for the company.
Iren operates three data centres in B.C., with the Mackenzie facility sitting on a 4.5-hectare site.
The highway was closed south of Mackenzie for several hours while emergency personnel provided medical care and investigators examine the scene.
DriveBC says Highway 39 reopened to single-lane alternating traffic as of 4:30 p.m. PCT, but warned drivers to expect delays.
In a post to parents, Mackenzie Secondary School said the incident did not involve their school buses and that their students are safe.
The post said one school bus was dispatched to the area to provide support and assistance but was not involved in the incident.
Northern Health had asked area residents avoid the Mackenzie and District Hospital emergency department for all but life-threatening emergency needs.
News97.ca with files from CBC.ca
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