One person is in hospital following a serious crash involving a school bus Tuesday.

Emergency crews responded to Highway 59, at the Otterburne turnoff at around 12:30 p.m. yesterday.

A car and school bus collided head-on sending the car into a nearby ditch.

The passengers on the school bus, which belonged to the Red River Valley School Division, were uninjured.

The driver of the car, a male in his teens, had to be extricated from his vehicle. He was transported to hospital via STARS air ambulance in critical condition.

There is no word on what caused the crash.

RCMP continue to investigate.