WELLAND, Ont. — Three people are dead and two others are injured after a collision involving a pickup truck and a bus in Welland, Ont.
Police say first responders rushed to the scene of a crash at a Highway 58 address at around 10:20 p.m. Saturday.
Ontario Provincial Police say the truck had rolled over and was engulfed in flames after the head-on collision with the transit bus.
It says the truck driver and their two passengers were pronounced dead at the scene, and the bus driver was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police say two passengers were on the bus at the time — one was seriously injured and sent to hospital and the other was released at the scene.
They say a portion of highway between Kleiner Street and Forks Road East will remain closed as the investigation continues.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2024.
