Yesterday, Swan River RCMP received a report of a school bus carrying a number of children rolled over while travelling on Highway 10, about 13 kilometres south of Mafeking.

At this time, it is believed the rollover occurred when the driver of the school bus, travelling south on the highway, attempted to pass another bus and lost control. The bus went off the highway, rolled and then came to a stop when it was right-side up. Road conditions were believed to be slippery at the time of the incident.

Fifteen people, including the driver, were transported to hospital in Swan River for assessment and treatment of their injuries. Four patients – three youth and one adult – were then transported by air to Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg for further care.

A Manitoba RCMP forensic reconstructionist has been deployed to the scene and continue the investigation.