Several people have been taken to hospital following a collision between a school bus and a 15-passenger van in North Battleford.
The collision happened Monday afternoon at the intersection of 18th Avenue and 103rd Street at 3:47 p.m. according to Battlefords RCMP.
North Battleford mayor Ryan Bater mentioned the incident at the close of Monday evening's council meeting at City Hall.
"Before I adjourn I just wanted to mention council received word just prior to our meeting tonight that there was an accident in our community. Two high-occupancy vehicles, one being a school bus and the one being a 15-passenger va,n had a collision at 103rd Street and 18th Avenue," said Bater.
"Still a lot of details are still to come in but we understand there are several individuals who are receiving medical attention as a result of that accident. I just want to give our thoughts to the families of all the individuals involved and we thank all the emergency response personnel who were there to provide the care and of course medical personnel who are providing care right now. Lets all hope that people are getting the care that they need."
Following the meeting Bater said, "I understand eight individuals were receiving medical care as a result of their injuries. We hope they are getting the care they need."
He added there were no further details he could provide.
Battlefords RCMP confirm they were called to a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus and a full-sized passenger van with students from Onion Lake.
Neither the school bus driver nor any of the passengers on the bus were injured. Some occupants of the passenger van were treated for minor injuries on scene while others had been transported to Battlefords Union Hospital for precautionary measures, say RCMP.
The matter is still under investigation.
This story has been updated with further details from RCMP.
