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Driver left with life-threatening injuries after crashing into school bus

A school bus is seen in this undated file photo. (CTV News) A school bus is seen in this undated file photo. (CTV News)
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The driver involved in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 64 in the Alban area Monday morning is in hospital with serious injuries after crashing into a school bus, police say.

Officers responded to the crash in French River, south of Sudbury, around 6:51 a.m. between Highway 607 and Golf Course Road.

"Preliminary investigation indicated that a motor vehicle had struck a school bus," Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release.

"No person on the school bus had been injured, but the driver of the motor vehicle was transported to the local hospital by Manitoulin-Sudbury Paramedic Services with life-threatening injuries."

There were students on the bus when the crash happened, OPP Const. Rob Lewis told CTV News in an email.

The road reopened later Monday afternoon.

Anyone with information about the collision is asked to call OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

More details to follow as information becomes available.

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