Pembina Valley RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus and a pickup truck in the RM of Lorne at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Feb.12.
Officers responded immediately, along with Emergency Medical Responders and the local fire department.
The school bus was found on its passenger side in the southeast ditch at the intersection of Road 28 North and Road 66 West, alongside the pickup truck. All 14 children on the bus had already been evacuated.
Investigating officers determined that the pickup truck was traveling southbound on Road 66 West when it collided with the rear driver’s side of the school bus, which was heading east on Road 28 North.
The 17-year-old male driver of the pickup truck sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital, where he was treated and subsequently released.
The children on the bus, ranging in age from kindergarten to grade eleven, also sustained minor injuries. All students were transported to the hospital as a precaution, with some taken to Winnipeg for further assessment.
Charges under the Highway Traffic Act are pending for the driver of the pickup truck.
The Pembina Valley RCMP continues to investigate the incident.
