Bus rollover in Sioux Lookout, Ont., injures 25 people: police

An Ontario Provincial Police patch is seen in Ottawa, on September 29, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby)

Police say 25 people were injured when a bus rolled over on a northern Ontario highway on Sunday.

Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to the single-vehicle crash on Highway 516 in Sioux Lookout around 6:45 p.m.

Police say the bus was carrying more than 30 adult passengers who were planting trees in the area.

They say 25 people were taken to hospitals for medical treatment.

One person is reported to have sustained “life-altering injuries.”

Police say they continue to investigate the incident.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 30, 2025.