Driver arrested after 2 children dead and 6 injured when bus crashes into day care

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Ontario: Two children dead and six others sustained injuries after a city bus collided with a daycare center north of Montreal on Wednesday

The driver, Pierre Ny St-Amand, 51, has been arrested and charged with nine charges including two counts of first degree murder.

According to an eye witness, it was an intentional step and driver deliberately crashed vehicle into daycare building in Laval, Quebec.

Another eyewitnesses said that immediate after the crash, driver came out of the vehicle, ripped his clothes off and started screaming.

Following this accident, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed deep anguish over the accident and said, “My heart is with the people of Laval today. No words can take away the pain and fear that parents, children, and workers are feeling – but we are here for you. I’m keeping everyone affected by this unfathomable, tragic event in my thoughts.”