The children on board were safely dropped off along the bus route before RCMP stopped and arrested the driver.
Dozens of students in Dillon, Sask. had already boarded a school bus to go home when school staff noticed something no teacher wants to see: the driver seemed drunk.
Buffalo River Dene Nation security officers and school employees tried to stop the bus driver from getting behind the wheel, but he drove away with approximately 50 children in his care, RCMP said in a news release.
Mounties were called and “immediately began working to locate the bus and ensure the safety of the children inside,” the release added.
When officers found the bus “a short time later,” all of the children had already been dropped off along the bus route.
The driver was still showing signs of intoxication and was arrested, the release said.
The 45-year-old man’s drivers licence was suspended, and he faces multiple impaired driving charges.
He is scheduled to appear in court in Dillon on Dec. 18.
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