LAVAL, Que. — Two children are dead and six seriously injured after a city bus crashed into a daycare north of Montreal on Wednesday morning in what polic
The 51-year-old male driver has been arrested and faces charges of homicide and dangerous driving, Erika Landry, spokesperson with the police in Laval, Que., told reporters. She said the injuries suffered by the six children in hospital are not life-threatening.
Witnesses at the scene said several people had to subdue the driver after he got off the bus, adding that the suspect seemed delirious. Aerial news footage from the scene showed a bus that had smashed through the front of the Garderie Éducative Ste-Rose. Benchaabane said he believes the driver deliberately drove into the daycare, which is located at the end of a driveway off a cul-de-sac. There is a bus stop on the cul-de-sac, but the driver would have had to veer off the road and head down the long driveway to hit the building.
Sirois’ wife, Ginette Lamoureux, described a scene of horror inside the daycare. “The children were screaming and crying, they were all in a room …. A mother arrived and collapsed,” she said. “The policewoman was trying to calm her down. I left, I was no longer able.” “I saw colleagues crying; it’s difficult,” he said. “The job of police officer requires you to be ready for any situation, but when it comes to children it’s hard.” Brochet said the suspect was still being interrogated, adding that police did not have information about the motive.
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