Waterloo Regional Police say a 72-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a recent incident involving a school bus being hit by a railway safety arm in Cambridge.
A police spokesperson confirmed the charges were related to the incident which was videotaped and posted on reddit.
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In the video, the school bus is seen stopped in front of railroad tracks with the safety arm on top as a CN train rumbles past.
School bus with kids on board failed to stop and almost gets hit by slow moving train
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Police say the incident occurred on Oct. 29 shortly after 1 p.m. at Coronation Boulevard and King Street East.
Police say the bus was carrying kids from a local school on the way back from a field trip in Brantford.
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They say they learned of the incident and began to investigate the following day.
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Police say the bus driver halted the bus to perform required safety checks. She then noticed a train slowly coming from a distance at a slow speed. The bus was stuck near the tracks as the railway crossing and flashing lights activated for the oncoming train.
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Police say there was no contact between the bus and the train nor were there any injuries as a result of the incident.
The woman has been charged with stop wrong place at railway crossing – school bus.
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