There were a total of four minor injuries, three of those injured were transported by American Medical Response
Just after 9:10 a.m. Wednesday (Jan. 24), an Evergreen School District school bus with children on board was struck in a collision with an SUV in East Vancouver at the intersection of NE 28th Street and 119th Ave.
There were a total of four minor injuries, three of those injured were transported by American Medical Response.
Initial callers indicated the SUV was on fire and a fire extinguisher was used by a bystander. The fire was out on arrival of the Vancouver Fire Department (VFD).
A total of five units from the VFD responded to the scene. Some of the children on the bus were taken to a different location prior to the arrival of VFD. Those children were accounted for and assessed for injuries.
Information provided by Vancouver Fire Department.
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