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RM of Lorne, Manitoba February 13, 2025
Pembina Valley RCMP respond to collision involving school bus
On February 12, 2025, at approximately 8:30 am, Pembina Valley RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus and pickup truck, in the RM of Lorne.
Officers responded immediately along with Emergency Medical Responders and the local Fire department.
A school bus was on its passenger side in the southeast ditch at the intersection of Road 28 North and Road 66 West, along with a pickup truck. All 14 children on the bus had already been evacuated.
Officers determined that the pickup truck was travelling southbound on Road 66 West when it collided with the rear driver’s side of the school bus that was heading East on Road 28 North.
The 17-year-old male driver of the pickup truck sustained minor injuries and was transported to hospital where he was treated and released.
The children on the bus ranged in age from kindergarten to grade eleven and sustained minor injuries. All students were transported to hospital as a precaution with some of the victims transported to Winnipeg for further assessment.
Charges under the Highway Traffic Act are pending for the driver of the pickup truck.
Pembina Valley RCMP continue to investigate.
For further information, contact:
Manitoba RCMP Media Relations Unit
Phone: 204-983-8497
Email: RCMP.Media.GRC.Manitoba@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Michelle Lissel, Media Relations Officer
Sgt. Paul Manaigre, Media Relations Officer
