Student seriously injured in school bus rollover near Vegreville

A kid was taken to Stollery Children’s Hospital aft the schoolhouse autobus they were successful mislaid power and flipped into a ditch eastbound of Edmonton Friday afternoon.

Police responded to the clang astatine Highway 16 and Highway 857 adjacent Vegreville conscionable aft the luncheon hour.

Two students and a operator were connected the bus.

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said 1 of the students had insignificant injuries, portion different had serious, but non-life-threatening injuries that required attraction astatine the children’s infirmary successful Edmonton.

The autobus operator was not injured.

Savinkoff said the icy roads successful the area, beardown winds and whiteout conditions whitethorn person caused the autobus to deed the ditch and flip.

The clang came arsenic constabulary crossed Alberta person reported mediocre driving conditions implicit the past 24 hours.

Another clang took spot astir noon, conscionable westbound of Rimbey successful cardinal Alberta. RCMP determination said the serious collision happened connected Highway 53 betwixt Range Road 30 and 32, and postulation was being redirected.

Between Airdrie and Red Deer successful confederate Alberta connected Thursday night, constabulary said determination was achromatic crystal conditions on the highways, coupled with terrible wind, and drivers were told to debar question if possible.

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On Friday, constabulary said the roads successful cardinal Alberta remained successful mediocre condition.