(SPANISH, ON)– The driver of the commercial motor vehicle charged.
On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at approximately 8:10 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the OPP, the OPP’s Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) Team, Fire Services and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a collision on Highway 17 in the Town of Spanish.
Investigation determined that the school bus and the CMV were both travelling eastbound on Highway 17. The school bus was stopped with its lights activated, and the stop arm fully extended when the CMV rear-ended the bus.
There were no reported injuries to the 26 students on board the bus, the bus driver or to the CMV driver.
One lane has opened on Highway 17.
As a result of the investigation, the commercial motor vehicle driver, Rajwant Singh BRAR, 27 years old of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was arrested and charged with:
- Careless
- Fail to stop for school bus-stop arm
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Blind River on August 18, 2026.
The OPP thanks the public for their patience and cooperation.
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