CAMBRIDGE – School bus safety in Waterloo Region is in the spotlight following a concerning video that shows a school bus stuck under a railroad crossing arm in Cambridge.
In the video posted to Reddit, a Voyago school bus is seen stuck underneath the railway crossing arm in the area of Coronation Boulevard and Concession Road.
The Waterloo Catholic School Board confirms that there were students on the bus at the time. The board says the students, from St. Michael Catholic Elementary School, were returning from a day trip to a Brantford farm on the chartered bus.
"It's very concering when something like this does happen and the school did reach out to the families that were involved to explain what the situation was," explains John Shewchuk with the WCDSB.
"We're very pleased that no one was hurt and people can be reassured that all the appropriate steps are being taken now to follow up with all of the local bus providers in the region to make sure that everybody is crystal clear on what the protocols are for coming, approaching, stopping and leaving an intersection and a railway crossing."
Voyago’s Vice President of Marketing & Communications Chuck Archer said in a statement the company is aware of the incident which occurred on Oct. 29.
He says they are currently investigating.
Waterloo Regional Police have also confirmed they are investigating the incident and are asking anyone with information to contact them.
The Waterloo Region District School board says the bus does not belong to them.
