A pedestrian was struck and killed on Highway 97 as emergency crews .

A pedestrian was struck and killed on Highway 97 as emergency crews were responding a school bus crash early Friday afternoon in the B.C. Interior.

The bus – which was transporting children from 100 Mile Elementary and Horse Lake Elementary – crashed near Lac La Hache around 1 p.m., causing an unconfirmed number of injuries.


More than a dozen ground and air ambulances have been dispatched to a crash involving a school bus that shut down Highway 97 north of Lac La Hache in B.C.'s Interior Friday afternoon.

In a statement, the superintendent of School District 27 confirmed the bus was transporting children from 100 Mile Elementary and Horse Lake Elementary, who were returning from a field trip to Gavin Lake.

"Early reports from medical personnel are that there are a few injuries," Chris van der Mark wrote. "Most importantly all students and staff are accounted for and being checked out medically."

An image posted on social media appears to show a yellow school bus down an embankment off the highway.

Van der Mark asked parents of students who were on the bus to meet at a "reunification site" being set up at the Cariboo Recreation Centre in 100 Mile House.

BC Emergency Health Services says it was initially called out for the bus crash, then received a second call indicating that a person had been struck by a vehicle at the same location.

BCEHS dispatched 11 ground ambulances and seven air ambulances to the scene. Two supervisors and an area unit chief have also been sent to the scene.

"Paramedics are providing emergency medical treatment," the agency said, though it did not say how many people had been injured.

"This is an emerging situation and more information will be shared as it becomes available," said paramedic public information officer Brian Twaites.

The incident occurred around 1 p.m. at the intersection of the highway and Butler Road, according to a statement from 100 Mile House RCMP.

"The highway is currently shut down to all traffic in both directions to allow first responders to safely attend and assess the scene," the statement reads.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on Highway 97 as emergency crews were responding a school bus crash early Friday afternoon in the B.C. Interior.

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/pedestrian-struck-and-killed-on-hwy-97-following-school-bus-crash-1.6936606

"We are asking the public to avoid the area until further notice to allow crews to work."
A pedestrian was struck and killed on Highway 97 as emergency crews were responding a school bus crash early Friday afternoon in the B.C. Interior.
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