A Hanover School Division bus, carrying 45 students, recently collided with a pickup truck on Highway 52 in Mitchell, Manitoba.

On September 6, 2019, at approximately 7:40am, Steinbach RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a school bus from the Hanover School Division and a pickup truck. The collision occurred near the intersection of Ash Street and Highway 52 in Mitchell, Manitoba.

Initial police investigation revealed that the school bus driver was proceeding east onto Highway 52 from the median, colliding with a pickup truck, also proceeding east on Highway 52.

Police say that 45 children were onboard the school bus at the time of the collision with no injuries being reported. The children were taken to the Mitchell School to await for parents.

RCMP noted that neither of the drivers suffered injuries as a result of this incident.