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Most Injured in Manitoba School Bus Rollover Released From Hospital as RCMP Probe Continues

Police have opened a reconstruction-driven probe that will go to Crown prosecutors for review.

Overview

  • The Jan. 13 rollover happened around 8:30 a.m. on Highway 10 about 13 kilometres south of Mafeking, involving a Sapotaweyak Cree Nation school bus carrying roughly 15 high-school students.
  • Four people sustained significant but non-life-threatening injuries, and health authorities later clarified that three—not four—patients were airlifted to Winnipeg.
  • The three teens treated in Winnipeg have been discharged, and one patient remains at Swan Valley Health Centre in stable condition.
  • Preliminary RCMP findings indicate the driver lost control while attempting to pass another bus on an icy stretch, with a traffic reconstructionist assisting the investigation.
  • Hospitals in Swan River and Winnipeg activated Code Orange to prepare for incoming patients, coordinating pediatric and emergency care.