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Chatham

Student suffers minor injuries during school bus crash

A 23-year-old Chatham man is charged with careless driving in connection with a crash involving a school bus just south of Bothwell.

Chatham-Kent police said the man was driving a pickup truck that collided with a bus on Longwoods Road between West Bothwell Road and Zone Road 9 at around 3 p.m. Thursday.

One student was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

The damages are estimated at $45,000.

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