UPDATE: School bus crash on Highway 97 near Lac La Hache

A school bus has crashed on Highway 97 in Lac La Hache. 100 Mile House RCMP say at around 1 p.m. today, June 21, officers were called to a collision involving a school bus on Highway 97 at Butler Road near Lac La Hache. First responders are on the scene and the highway is closed to traffic in both directions. There are reports of injuries and unconfirmed reports of fatalities. SD 27 Board Chair Ciel Patenaude said they are still waiting on information to confirm any details. “I don’t have any up-to-date information, we're all just waiting on it right now,” she said. “All I know is they were travelling to Horse Lake and 100 Mile. I don’t know which school.” The school district is gathering parents at the recreation centre in 100 Mile to update them. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .