Driver charged after bus rollover on Hwy. 401 in eastern Ontario in February

A charter bus entered a ditch and rolled over on Highway 401 near Odessa Sunday night. Ontario Provincial Police said eight people were treated for serious injuries. (Courtesy: Rhiannon Altmeyer)

A bus driver is facing careless driving charges after a coach bus crashed and rolled over on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario in February.

The passenger bus carrying 47 passengers entered the ditch and rolled over onto its side in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Odessa on Feb. 22.

Ontario Provincial Police said at the time that eight people on the bus were transported to hospitals with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. The injuries included broken bones and dislocations.

On Wednesday, the OPP announced the driver of the bus, 42-year-old Mandeep Mandeep of Brampton, is facing 10 counts of careless driving causing bodily harm, and one count each of careless driving and unsafe move.

Police said the accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Greater Napanee on May 1.

The eastbound lanes of Hwy. 401 were closed for approximately four hours while emergency crews responded to the crash and cared for the passengers on the bus.

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