Truck, school bus collide

UPDATE 12:28 p.m.

Const. Chris Terleski said road conditions played a factor in an accident between a truck and a school bus.

“Police attended the scene and determined the bus was travelling north when it collided with a southbound pickup truck. No injuries were reported to the occupants of the bus,” Terleski said in an email.

“The driver, and lone occupant of the pickup truck, was taken to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Road conditions at the time were slippery and appear to be a contributing factor in the collision.”

ORIGINAL 10:44 a.m.

A pick-up truck and school bus collided on Trinity Valley Road Thursday morning.

A witness tells Castanet the accident happened at 7:30 a.m. at the 19 km mark of the mostly dirt road that runs from Lumby to Enderby.

The witness, who asked their name not be used, said there were four children on the bus, however they were not injured.

“The school bus driver and children are OK, but a bit in shock at this time. The pickup driver was taken to hospital for examination,” the witness said.

The road had some snow on it at the time of the accident.

Castanet has reached out to the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP for comment.