(MORRIS-TURNBERRY TWP, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a collision involving a school bus that occurred on November 28th, 2023, at approximately 8:30 a.m.
Huron County OPP, Huron East Fire Department, and Huron County Paramedic Services were dispatched to the scene of a collision on Clyde Line, south of Bluevale in Morris-Turnberry Township. Upon arrival, emergency services discovered that a school bus had been travelling northbound on Clyde Line and left the roadway, impacting a residential driveway. The bus was transporting seven elementary-aged children that were en route to a Wingham school.
Three of the children on board were injured because of the collision. One child was airlifted to a London hospital due to more serious injuries. The two other children were transported by land ambulance to local hospitals along with the driver, who was treated as a precaution. All injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening.
Poor weather is believed to be a factor in the collision. Clyde Line was closed after the collision for several hours between Cardiff Road and Browntown Road to allow for emergency services and bus removal.
The investigation is ongoing.