Sylvan Lake RCMP said one man had been charged after a Jeep collided with a school bus on a highway Tuesday morning.
RCMP said officers, along with members of the Bentley Fire Department and Lacombe County Patrol were called to the crash, just south of the town of Bentley on Range Road 12, at the intersection of Township Road 402 at about 8 a.m.
Police said investigation revealed a Jeep heading eastbound on the Township Road went through a yield sign, before it was hit by a northbound school bus.
The school bus was taking children to the Lacombe Christian School at the time – with 17 children, and the driver, on board.
Police said the driver and the children, in Kindergarten to Grade 9, were not hurt.
The driver and only person in the Jeep sustained minor injuries. The individual was taken to hospital as a precaution, and later released.
Police said the driver has been charged for failing to obey a yield sign – an offence that carries a penalty of a $388 fine.
RCMP said the names of the individuals involved are not being released.
