Thirty Central Okanagan School District students had an eventful ride to school Wednesday morning.
The bus the children, ages four through 11, were on was rear-ended when it was stopped on Reece Road at Old Okanagan Highway around 8:00 am.
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RCMP Cst. Jesse O’Donaghey said the bus was “fully stopped at the intersection to pick up children with its red flashing lights activated and stop sign extended” at the time.
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“Witnesses also reported that the woman driver may have been distracted by her cell phone at the time of the crash,” said O’Donaghey.
No one on the bus was hurt.
Police said a West Kelowna woman who was behind the wheel of the vehicle that rear-ended the bus was fined.
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