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Bus rollover in northwestern Alberta sends several to hospital

RCMP say multiple people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a charter bus rolled off a highway northwest of Edmonton.

The incident was first reported around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Mounties responded to the crash about 7 a.m. on Highway 672 near Beaverlodge, west of Grand Prairie.

No fatalities have been reported.

Cpl. Mathew Howell says there were 17 people on the bus.

He says several went to hospital while some were being assessed for minor injuries at the scene

He says it’s not clear why the bus veered off the road and the investigation is ongoing.

More coming.