Driver pulled a U-turn

Photo: Christine Reimann

UPDATE 11:45 a.m

The driver of the school bus involved in a collision on Chute Lake Road Friday morning tells Castanet there were no children on board the bus at the time of the accident.

"There was no children, thank God," Christine Reimann said. "I was on my way to pick up a load of high school kids and the lady driver (in the SUV) was headed into town, when she decided at the last moment to pull a U-turn right in front of me."

Reimann says she had just dropped off a group of younger students at  Anne McClymont Elementary School.

Reimann has a bit of advice for drivers on Lakeshore Road: "Slow down and give yourselves extra time to get where you're going in the mornings."

UPDATE 10:40 a.m.

Chute Lake Road near Summerhill winery is now cleared following a collision between a school bus and an SUV.

The collision occurred just after 8:30 Friday morning.

One person is believed to have been transported to hospital with minor injuries. None of the children on board the bus are believed to have suffered any injuries as a result of the collision.

ORIGINAL 8:47 a.m.

Emergency crews are en route to the scene of a collision involving a school bus and an SUV on Chute Lake Road near Summerhill Winery.

The tipster tells Castanet that the airbag of the SUV was deployed. There's no word on the extent of any injuries suffered in the crash.

The bus is pulled over and traffic is backing up.