Gladu has no regrets as federal funding starts to trickle into Sarnia-Lambton
One person was taken to hospital after a car and bus collided in heavy fog near Petrolia Thursday morning.
Firefighters from Petrolia and Oil Springs and Lambton OPP were called to Petrolia Line near Forest Road around 8:30. A small car could be seen under the rear end of the school bus. Photos from the Petrolia North Enniskillen Fire Department show the airbags inside the car had deployed.
Heavy, patchy fog blanketed the area at the time of the accident.
It’s not clear how serious the injuries to the driver of the car.
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