On February 8, 2026, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police stated that they responded to a report of a vehicle that had hit the median and rolled over on a main highway in Alberta, Canada.

The vehicle was a charter bus carrying the Grande Prairie Seventh-day Adventist Church Pathfinder Club home from a Pathfinder Bible Experience program in Edmonton.

Of the 37 passengers, Pathfinder leader Lillian Banda was pronounced dead at the scene. Of the remaining passengers, six sustained serious injuries and were taken to a local hospital, where they were treated. All the other travellers made it safely home.

Alberta Conference President Jeff Potts said the conference will send a team of trained pastors to the Grande Prairie Adventist Church to provide support. Pastor Dan Wilson of Grand Prairie Adventist Church held a special prayer service on Feb. 8, which included Pathfinders conference-wide. Regional youth director Roberson Dorelus is also supporting the youth.

“Please keep the Grande Prairie Church in your prayers,” Potts said. “Pray for [pastor] Dan Wilson as he ministers to his church family.”

Troy McQueen, communications director for the Alberta Conference, and Erika Rolling, journalist for Everything Grand Prairie, contributed to this report. The original article was published on the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada's news site.