Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Bracebridge Detachment are investigating a bus crash that has claimed the life of a woman.
Just before 3 pm on Wednesday September 28th, a chartered school bus was picking up passengers at the Port Carling Locks. While the driver was boarding, the bus was somehow set in motion. The driver was unable to fully board the bus as it rolled backwards toward the Indian River.
The bus driver was dragged for a short distance before the bus came to a stop against a stone wall. A passenger took to the drivers seat and secured the runaway bus.
A female pedestrian was struck by the bus and sustained serious injuries, she was airlifted to Sunnybrook Hospital.
On Wednesday October 5th, 74 year old Jean SHEPPERDLEY of the United Kingdom succumbed to her injuries in hospital.
OPP are investigating the cause of the incident.
