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RCMP remained on scene late Monday evening following a collision between a school bus and an SUV on a gravel road in southern Saskatchewan.
According to an RCMP media release issued at around 7 p.m. Monday, officers were at the intersection of two gravel roads about 6.5 kilometres south of the town of Rockglen, where the bus and SUV reportedly crashed earlier that day around 3:40 p.m. with the school bus rolling into the ditch.
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Police reported alcohol had been ruled out as a factor in the collision. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The driver and passenger in the SUV, both men, told police they had not suffered any serious injuries.
The school bus driver suffered what police described in the media release as minor injuries.
The school bus had nine students from Rockglen School on board, all 16 or younger.
All nine were being treated for “various injuries” as of Monday evening. Police indicated in the release that they did not have any further information about the severity of any injuries or how many children had to be taken to hospital.
Police reported that families of all children involved had been notified of the collision.
Rockglen is about 230 kilometres southwest of Regina.
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