At approximately 06:45 pm on Tuesday December 16th, a fully marked Greater Sudbury Police cruiser stopped on Kinsgway Blvd to assist a disabled out of service school bus that was not carrying any passengers. The bus was being driven to a garage by a mechanic. It had broken down. After a short time the school bus became mobile.
The officer followed the school bus westbound on the Kinsgway a short distance. The bus stopped suddenly near Cochrane St on Kingsway Blvd in the curbside lane without any brake lighting. The officer braked, but the front end of the cruiser went under the rear end of the bus causing extensive front end damage.
The officer was taken to Health Sciences North with very minor injuries and released. He returned to duty upon release from HSN.
The driver of the bus was not injured.
The Traffic Management Unit was called in to investigate this motor vehicle collision. Both vehicles were towed by police. There will be a mechanical examination of the vehicles as a part of the investigation which is ongoing at this time.
Anyone who may have witnessed the motor vehicle collision is asked to contact the Traffic Management Unit.