A woman died in a crash involving a passenger vehicle and a school bus in Thunder Bay on Thursday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 8 a.m. on Oliver Road, west of Belrose Road. The school bus, en route to École Gron Morgan Public School, was stopped to pick up students when it was rear-ended by the passenger vehicle.
No students were injured. Emergency services, including Thunder Bay Police and the Integrated Mobile Police Assessment Crisis Team, responded to the scene. The female driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the site.
A second bus was dispatched to transport the students. Some parents were able to pick up their children directly, while others continued to school on the replacement bus. Lakehead Public Schools assured parents that mental health support would be prioritized for students involved.
The police investigation is ongoing, and Oliver Road was temporarily closed but has since reopened.