PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, Ont. – A 78-year-old school bus driver has been charged after a bus carrying 12 students crashed into a ditch in Prince Edward County.
Ontario Provincial Police say the incident happened at about 3:15 p.m. on Monday, just after the bus driver dropped off a student.
They say that the bus entered a ditch and came to rest on its side.
Investigators say all of the students on board the bus – who were both elementary and high school age – were checked by paramedics, and none were seriously hurt.
They say the driver was charged with careless driving, failing to carry a completed daily inspection report and failing to carry an inspection schedule.