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Passenger bus hits the ditch south of Edmonton

A passenger bus hit the ditch on the QEII south of Edmonton Saturday, May 16, 2015. Courtesy, Khalid Habaka

EDMONTON – A bus full of passengers hit the ditch south of Edmonton early Saturday afternoon.

RCMP, fire and EMS crews were called around 12:30 p.m. to Highway 2 near Township Road 472, about 30 kilometres south of Leduc.

Police say the bus was heading south on the QEII when it left the road and hit the ditch. Officers believe the driver of the bus suffered a medical episode.

None of the passengers were injured.

Another bus is on the way to the scene to pick up the passengers and continue on its journey.

Highway 2 near Township Road 472 was slow moving for several hours Saturday afternoon.

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