(Credit: Ontario Provincial Police)
A bus driver is dead and four passengers were taken to hospital after a school bus carrying over 40 passengers crashed Sunday morning outside of London, Ont.
Ontario Provincial Police say that on Sunday, Nov. 2, they were called to the scene at around 9:40 a.m., along with other first responders, to Highway 401 westbound, west of Veterans Memorial Parkway.
Police say the scene involved a school bus that was carrying 42 passengers, including secondary school-aged students, that left the roadway, resulting in a single-vehicle crash.
Four passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The bus driver, a 52-year-old man from Waterloo region, was pronounced dead at the scene.
OPP say that with the assistance of London police, a temporary emergency operations centre was set up at the East Lions Community Centre to reunite passengers with their families.
The highway has since reopened.
Middlesex OPP are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash and urge anyone with information to contact them at 1-888-310-1122.
