Five-year-old boy dies after school bus, truck collide in Quebec town; 10-year-old injured
CTV
A five-year-old boy has died after his school bus collided with a bucket truck on the shoulder of a rural road on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the driver may have been momentarily blinded by the setting sun.
A 10-year-old was also seriously injured and has been taken to hospital in Montreal, said Quebec provincial police.
In the hours after the 3:30 p.m.crash, and as of 6:30 p.m. police said a child was fighting for his life. They updated the situation later in the evening.
The crash happened in the small town of Lyster, about an hour's drive southwest of Quebec City, on the way to Victoriaville.
According to Quebec provincial police, the accident occurred on 8th Road West, near Fillion Rd. The area is a very rural one, with Lyster having a population of only about 1,600.
