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No reported injuries after collision between truck and school bus in Buick

Paramedics were called to a collision between a school bus and truck at 7:23 a.m. on Thursday in the area of Beatton Airport Road and Otto Avenue. 

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There was a collision between a school bus and a dump truck in Buick on June 12th. (Skilled Truckers Canada, Facebook)

BUICK, B.C. — There were no reported injuries after an early morning crash involving a truck and school bus in Buick.

BC Emergency Health Services says paramedics were called to an incident at 7:23 a.m. on Thursday, June 12th in the area of Beatton Airport Road and Otto Avenue. 

A dump truck and a school bus had apparently collided, with the truck being rolled onto its side off the road, according to eyewitness accounts of the incident on Facebook.

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Paramedic public information officer Brian Twaites says two ambulances responded to the scene and there were “no patients requiring hospital transport.”

RCMP North District media relations officer Madonna Saunderson confirmed to Energeticcity.ca a school bus was involved in the crash, with Fort St. John RCMP officers dispatched to the scene at 7:15 a.m.

However, Saunderson said more details would be released when they become available.

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A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018.  After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge.  Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories. 

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.

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