RCMP have charged a woman with impaired driving after a crash on the Waywayseecappo First Nation, Thursday.
Officers were called around 8:30 p.m. after a SUV collided with a school bus.
A 44-year-old passenger in the SUV was rushed to Russell Hospital. He later died.
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The 40-year-old driver of the SUV and a second passenger were treated for minor injuries.
The bus was carrying four children at the time. The driver and children were also treated for minor injuries.
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The driver of the SUV, Sharon Murdock, has been charged with Impaired Operation of Motor Vehicle Causing Death and two counts of Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Bodily Harm.
RCMP said in a release on Friday alcohol was considered a factor in the crash and that neither passenger in the SUV had been wearing a seatbelt.
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