Driver charged after February's Highway 401 bus rollover near Odessa

The bus carrying 47 passengers rolled into a ditch back on Feb 22.

A bus driver has been charged following a rollover crash on Highway 401 in Loyalist Township earlier this year.

Lennox and Addington OPP say the crash happened on Feb. 22 at about 7:15 p.m., when a commercial passenger bus entered a ditch and rolled over in the eastbound lanes near Old Wilton Road.

The bus was carrying 47 passengers and a driver. Several people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, including cuts, broken bones and dislocations. The injured were taken to two local hospitals for treatment.

Highway 401 eastbound was closed for about four hours as emergency crews responded.

42-year-old Mandeep Mandeep from Brampton has been charged with careless driving, 10 counts of careless driving causing bodily harm, and an unsafe move. 

The accused is scheduled to appear in court May 1.

Story by Emily Chatwood

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