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Published April 23, 2026

(Updated) SIU seeking witnesses after school bus and truck collide on Hwy. 11 in Orillia

School bus and truck involved in collision investigation on Highway 11 in Orillia, Ontario
A collision between a dump truck and a school bus on the northbound Highway 11 off-ramp to Forest View Road, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Photo - Roree Payment -Oro-Medonte Fire Chief)

The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is seeking witnesses after a collision involving a school bus and a truck on Highway 11 in Orillia last week.

A 16-year-old girl on board the bus suffered a serious, non-life-threatening injury.

According to the SIU, at around 7:30 a.m. on April 16, an officer driving an OPP vehicle with emergency lights was stopped on the off-ramp to Forestview Road and partially onto Highway 11 northbound. At the same time, travelling northbound on Highway 11, the SIU says there was a collision involving a school bus and a truck.

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"Dashcam video shows a dark-coloured Jeep Wrangler SUV travelling northbound, as well as vehicular traffic travelling southbound at the time of the collision," the SIU said in a news release.

 SIU investigators are asking any of those drivers who may have witnessed the collision, or has dashcam footage, to contact the SIU at 1-800-787-8529 or online at: https://siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php

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