Bus driver charged following school bus crash near Woodstock, Ont.

A careless driving charge has been laid against a bus driver after a school bus carrying 40 elementary school students rolled over south of Woodstock on Tuesday morning.

A careless driving charge has been laid against a bus driver after a school bus carrying 40 elementary school students rolled over south of Woodstock on Tuesday morning.

OPP were called to the scene at the intersection of Dodge Line and Cuthbert Road around 8:15 a.m., where they found the bus had left the roadway and rolled over onto its side.

Five children reported non-life-threatening injuries, including one child who was airlifted to hospital in London.

The remaining four injured students were taken to hospital in Woodstock.

OPP Const. Ed Sanchuk told CTV News a person from a nearby farm house ran to the scene shortly after the crash to help students get out of the bus.

In an update from Oxford County OPP late Tuesday, the 34-year-old bus driver, a resident of Oxford County, has been charged with careless driving causing bodily harm. 

The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Woodstock on April 18.