Ottawa firefighters freed a trapped bus driver and about 10 passengers after a two-vehicle crash in south Ottawa late Sunday evening.
  Ottawa Fire Services said on social media that crews responded to the intersection of Leitrim Road and Bosville Road, near the Ottawa Airport, just before 7:30 p.m.
Firefighters confirmed two vehicles hit the OC Transpo bus on its side and in the ditch, with the other vehicle still on the road.
  The Ottawa Fire Department says the passengers were able to escape through the roof hatch of the bus, but the driver was trapped inside. Firefighters used a chainsaw to cut through the windshield and the driver was safely out before 7:40 p.m.
Ottawa paramedics say injuries were assessed as minor, but no one was taken to hospital.
Fire crews helped the passengers into the fire engine until a second bus arrived for shelter.
The crash is just one of several that paramedics, fire and police responded to between 7 and 8:45 p.m.
Ontario Provincial Police reported more than eight crashes in 10 minutes as road conditions became "very slippery."
Ottawa paramedics say they responded to multiple crashes along Queensway, including on Highway 417 at Nicholas Street, Metcalfe Street, Innis Road, Border Road and at the Highway 416 intersection.
Three people were taken to hospital after the collision along Queensway.


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