School Bus Driver and Kids OK After Crash Near Sylvan

From Sylvan Lake RCMP:

The RCMP with the Sylvan Lake Fire Department and County Peace Officers are on scene at a two vehicle collision on Highway 11A at Range Road 10.

A school bus is involved in the collision and the RCMP can confirm that there are no injuries reported.

At 7:33 a.m., the RCMP were dispatched to a head on collision involving a pick up truck and a school bus.

The driver of the truck required extrication and is suffering undetermined injuries. He has been transported via ground ambulance to an area hospital.

The school bus was carrying 8 children.

EMS checked the children and the bus driver on scene and it is confirmed that there are no injuries to either the children or the driver.

The Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is also on scene, the students were on the S-47 bus route.

An RCMP collision analyst is responding to investigate this collision, and all contributing factors. There is no information available as to the cause of this collision.

Traffic on Highway 11A is being re-routed both directions from the traffic circle at Highway 11A and Highway 20 and Range Road 10, the closure is expected to be in place until around noon.