LONGUEUIL, Que. – The 2 drivers concerned in a bus crash that prompted a significant energy outage on Montreal’s South Shore on Saturday have been arrested.
Police in Longueuil, Que., confirmed late Sunday that they’d arrested the 2 drivers.
Some 88,000 Hydro-Québec purchasers misplaced energy after a bus, which was carrying volunteer firefighters from the Montérégie area, collided with a automotive earlier than hitting a transmission tower at about 9:45 p.m. Saturday.
Police say the bus driver, who’s a person in his 60s, is going through a cost of harmful driving inflicting accidents.
The lady driving the automotive will face a cost of impaired driving.
Police mentioned that two folks on the bus and one particular person within the automotive have been injured within the crash.
Energy has since been restored to the South Shore.
Characteristic picture: The 2 drivers concerned in a bus crash that prompted a significant energy outage on Montreal’s South Shore on Saturday have been arrested. Hydro Quebec employees are seen in a residential neighbourhood in Montreal, Friday, Sept.1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
