Driver charged after pickup smashes into school bus
A pickup truck rear-ended a school bus in Calgary’s northeast Thursday morning, but none of the 43 students on board was injured.
The driver was charged with careless driving following the crash, which happened in Country Hills around 9 a.m. as the children were headed to classes. They were transferred to another bus that took them to their elementary school.
Police said glare from the sun and slippery road conditions may have played a role in the accident, which totalled the pickup.
In October, an eight-year-old girl died in a school bus crash when it smashed into a parked gravel truck on Crowchild Trail. Police are still investigating.
