**Update**
Taseko Mines Limited is reporting that a bus transporting employees to its Gibraltar copper mine, northeast of Williams Lake, left the road at approximately 7 o’clock this morning less than 1 kilometre from the mine gate.
The company stated in a release that upon leaving the road, the bus remained upright and came to an abrupt stop.
It says given the proximity to the mine site, Gibraltar’s Emergency Response Team was first to respond, BC Ambulance and RCMP also responded.
Taseko says 8 employees plus the bus driver were transported to the hospital.
In total the bus carried 18 mine employees and the driver.
**Original Story**
Williams Lake RCMP is on scene of a vehicle incident that happened earlier today.
Drive BC reported that the incident occurred near the Gibraltar Mine Substation.
Staff Sargeant Brad McKinnon says at this time criminality is not suspected and injuries are still being assessed.
McKinnon says the bus involved was a commercial bus and not a school bus and that the incident remains under active investigation.
Drive BC reports that the Gibraltar Mine Road reopened to single lane alternating traffic.
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