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School bus crash near Mission

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 18 Apr, 2024 10:50 AM
  • School bus crash near Mission

Police say the driver of a pickup truck was airlifted to hospital after a head-on crash with a school bus outside Mission, BC, yesterday.

R-C-M-P say the truck was travelling west when it reportedly entered the opposite land and collided with the bus.

They add that two students and the bus driver were on the bus at the time, but no one was hurt.

The driver of the pickup truck sustained serious leg injuries.

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