No children were on a school bus that went up in flames in Truro on Friday.
In a social media post around 2:30 p.m., Truro Police said they were dealing with a school bus fire at the intersection of Willow and Victoria Streets.
They said no students were involved in the incident.
In an update around 5 p.m., police said the scene had been cleared.
Details remain few. It is unclear what started the fire.
A student has been struck by a school bus in Moncton.
Acadia Broadcasting has obtained an email from Anglophone East superintendent and CEO Randolph MacLEAN to families of students at Sunny Brae School.
In the email, MacLean said a bus accidentally struck a student walking on McLaughlin Drive.
The bus was on its way to pick up students for the afternoon run and was empty at the time of the incident.
According to the email, first responders arrived quickly and assessed the student.
MacLEAN’s message said the student is conscious and was transported to hospital for further assessment.
“We are in communication with the school and the student’s family,” MacLEAN said in the email.
“Student and staff safety remains one of our core priorities.”
Bus cancellations to report on Friday morning from the Northwestern Ontario Student Services Consortium.
All buses in Kenora, Sioux Narrows, Vermillion Bay, Dryden, Ear Falls, Red Lake and Sioux Lookout are cancelled, due to weather and road conditions.
Buses in Ignace, Upsala and Pickle Lake are running.