School bus crash closes section of Macleod Trail S.E.

Calgary police are investigating a collision involving a school bus and an SUV at Macleod Trail and 99 Avenue S.E.

The Calgary Fire Department says firefighters arrived to find students and the driver trapped on the bus, and passengers trapped in the SUV.

“Crews evacuated the students out the back of the bus while other fire crews extricated the driver of the SUV and bus,” said a spokesperson for CFD in a statement.

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Police say the driver of the car is in serious condition.

The crash closed southbound lanes of Macleod from Southland Drive to 99 Avenue S.E. and northbound lanes at Willow Park Drive for a time.