School Bus Drops Into Soft Spot Requiring A Tow Truck

Story and Photos By Robert Thomas

There was a bit of surprise for a Holy Trinity Catholic School Division bus about 3:30 pm this afternoon - March 16th - as a bus headed east on the 400 block of Stadacona Street West drove over a soft spot on the road and sunk up to its rear axle.

No students on the bus were physically injured but Holy Trinity officials attended and spoke to the children who were on the bus about any kind of fear which they may have developed.

The bus where it sunk in a soft spot left behind from previous repairs - MJ Independent photo

The Moose Jaw City Police Service attended the incident and blocked traffic on the Stadacona Street West as well as on 5th Avenue NW adjacent to the incident.

A tow truck was dispatched and it was able to winch the bus out.

A Moose Jaw Police Service officer attends the scene to keep bystanders and traffic away - MJ Independent photo

The tow truck driver remarked afterwards “that was a lot easier than I thought.”

Another angle of the incident - MJ Independent photo

Following the incident a City of Moose Jaw loader and five other staff attended the soft spot to make repairs.