Fourteen children, ranging in school age from Kindergarten to Grade 11, were sent to hospital with minor injuries after their school bus collided with a pickup truck yesterday morning.
Pembina Valle RCMP says the accident occurred around 8:30 Wednesday morning in the RM of Lorne, adding it appears the pickup truck was travelling southbound when it hit the bus on its rear driver side.
That forced the bus to come to a stop on its passenger side, but all 14 kids on the bus were evacuated by the time emergency crews arrived on the scene.
The children were taken to hospital to be treated for their injuries, with some being further transported to Winnipeg for further evaluation.
The truck driver, a 17-year-old man, was also treated in hospital for minor injuries.
He was also charged with several offences under the Highway Traffic Act.
