School bus returning from field trip involved in crash in southern Manitoba
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One woman has been airlifted to hospital after school bus in southern Manitoba collided with a car while returning from a field trip.
One woman has been airlifted to hospital after school bus in southern Manitoba collided with a car while returning from a field trip.
The crash happened near the intersection of Highway 59 and Highway 52 – about 11 kilometres north of St-Pierre-Jolys.
Paul Wiebe, the fire chief of the Hanover Fire Department, said around 2:16 p.m. emergency crews were called to the site of the crash which involved a small car and a school bus with several students on board.
"It was a serious crash," Wiebe said, adding the driver of the car was airlifted to hospital in Winnipeg with serious injuries. He did not have any update on her condition.
A statement posted online by the Hanover School Division confirmed one of its school buses collided with another vehicle at the intersection while returning from a field trip. It said 18 students from Steinbach Regional Secondary School were on board at the time, along with a teacher and the bus driver.
"As a precaution, six students and the bus driver were transported to hospitals for further examination," the statement reads, adding the remaining students were taken back to school.
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