University of Victoria students are grappling with the sudden deaths of two of their peers in a bus crash Friday evening during a school-related trip. Forty-five students, two teaching assistants and a driver were on the bus to Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre when it rolled down an embankment about 40 kilometres from Port Alberni. The university opened counselling services for students for six hours Sunday, and says the school will make allowances and provide additional support for students to help them in their studies. The cause of the crash is not yet known.









