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Tractor trailer collides with school bus in Wellington County

Bus driver taken to hospital with minor injuries
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH - Today at approximately 7:36 a.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic collision involving two motor vehicles on Highway 89 near Wellington Road 16 involving a tractor trailer and a school bus.

Investigation revealed that an eastbound school bus was slowing down to complete a turn when it was rear-ended by the transport truck.

The school bus driver was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. The tractor trailer driver was not injured.

There were no students on the bus at the time of the collision.

A 44-year-old male driver from Petrolia has been charged with careless driving contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.

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