2 taken to hospital following school bus rollover
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This article was published 02/12/2016 (2692 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Two people were transported to hospital by air after a school bus rolled over today.
The incident happened on Highway 234 at about 1 p.m. The Frontier School Division bus was carrying 25 students between 12 and 15 years old and three adults from Berens River First Nation. The bus was returning from a fiddling event in Wanipigow, a source told the Free Press. Police said it was travelling to Pine Dock to catch a flight home.
RCMP said the bus was travelling north when it slid off the road and rolled onto its side about two kilometres south of Pine Dock.
The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) helicopter air ambulance was sent to the area but didn’t transport anyone.
RCMP said one adult and one child were transported to hospital by Lifeflight air ambulance with non-life threatening injuries. They were both in stable condition Saturday evening.
All the other students involved were transported to hospital by ground ambulance or private cars as a precautionary measure.
There were reports of very icy highway conditions in the area. Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor in the crash.
Pine Dock is located about 215 kilometres north of Winnipeg.
STAR-7 (Winnipeg) has been dispatched for a scene call emergency in the Matheson Island area.
— STARS Ambulance (@STARSambulance) December 3, 2016
Bus that crashed on Hwy234 with 2 dozen kids/chaperones was headed to Pine Dock, then kids flown to Berens River: source. #BreakingNews
— Jason Bell (@WFPJasonBell) December 3, 2016
Kids were returning from fiddling event in Wanipigow when bus crashed. Kids are from Berens River: source. No injury update. #BreakingNews
— Jason Bell (@WFPJasonBell) December 3, 2016
Resident of Matheson Island says school bus crash with two dozen kids occurred on Hwy 234 btw that community and Riverton. #BreakingNews
— Jason Bell (@WFPJasonBell) December 3, 2016
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Updated on Saturday, December 3, 2016 4:50 PM CST: Update
Updated on Saturday, December 3, 2016 5:07 PM CST: Updates
