Two people are dead and three others are in hospital after a crash involving an SUV and a school bus in Caledon Tuesday morning, provincial police say.
Students were not among the casualties.
Ontario Provincial Police said it happened on Heart Lake Road, with emergency crews responding to the scene just before 8 a.m.
The bus had just one student on it at the time, who wasn’t injured. The driver of the school bus was also not injured, Acting Sgt. Joe Brisebois told reporters.
The passenger vehicle had five occupants, police said. One died at the scene and four others were taken to hospital, one of whom was reported to have serious injuries and has since died.
The front-end of the SUV was severely damaged.
“Sometimes (with) collisions, it’s clear what happened. This one is not,” he said.
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“It’s still part of the investigation.”
The school bus ended up in the ditch on the east side of Heart Lake Road, while the SUV came to rest in a ditch on the opposite side of the road, he said.
“We’re asking for witnesses, dashcam footage. If you have any, please contact Caledon OPP,” Brisebois said.
“Sometimes it only takes one person to give us the information that we need.”
All factors, including weather conditions — it snowed a little bit overnight — will be part of the investigation, he said.
Heart Lake Road was closed between Old School Road and Mayfield Road after the crash.
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