| Date | Name | City | Province | Licensed | Victims | Deaths | Injuries | Suicide | Firearms | OIC Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | St-Amand | Laval | QC | 2 | 2 | 12 | No | No | No |
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On February 8, 2023, a city bus driven by Pierre Ny St-Amand crashed into a daycare in Laval, Quebec, resulting in the deaths of two four-year-old children and serious injuries to 12 others. St-Amand, a 51-year-old bus driver with 10 years of experience, has been charged with multiple counts, including first-degree murder, attempted murder, and assault.
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A 51-year-old bus driver, Pierre Ny St-Amand, has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, and assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm. He allegedly deliberately drove a bus into a busy daycare in Laval, Quebec, on February 8, 2023, killing two preschool-age children and injuring six others. The motive for the incident is unclear. St-Amand had been employed as a bus driver for 10 years.
A transit driver, Pierre Ny St-Amand, 51, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after a city bus crashed into a daycare in Laval, Quebec, killing two four-year-old children and seriously injuring six others. St-Amand faces a total of nine charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, and assault causing bodily harm. Witnesses reported that St-Amand seemed delirious and had to be restrained after getting off the bus.
A city bus from the Société de transport de Laval crashed into a daycare in the Sainte-Rose neighbourhood of Laval, Quebec, around 8:30 a.m. Two children are dead and six were injured. The driver of the bus, Pierre Ny St-Amand, is facing murder and attempted murder charges. The investigation is ongoing, and the motive for the crash is still unclear.