Four children injured after school bus crashes into ditch east of London, Ont.
Written by The Canadian Press on February 18, 2026
NORWICH TOWNSHIP, ONT. — Four children have been taken to hospital with minor injuries after their school bus crashed east of London, Ont.
Police in Norwich Township say the bus carrying around 40 elementary school students left the road and hit the ditch shortly before 9 a.m.
Ontario Provincial Police say no other injuries have been reported in the single-vehicle crash.
The crash is under investigation.
Many school buses had been cancelled in southern Ontario in anticipation of a storm forecasted to bring hours of freezing rain.
Police say Old Stage Road between Middletown Line and Old 14 Line is expected to be closed for a few hours and are asking people to avoid the area.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 18, 2026.
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