Canada: Two dead, 9 injured after truck ploughs into pedestrians
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- 14 Mar 2023
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Police say the driver deliberately hit people in the town of Amqui, Quebec, injuring at least nine, including a child.
Two men have died after a pick-up truck ploughed into pedestrians in a small town in Canada’s eastern province of Quebec in what police say was a “deliberate” act.
The truck hit several people outside a microbrewery in the town of Amqui, then continued for another 400 to 500 metres along the road, swerving and striking more people, witnesses told local media on Monday.
Quebec provincial police said nine people were injured, including three in serious condition. A child under age one was among those hurt, police said.
Sergeant Hélène St-Pierre said the 38-year-old driver, a resident, turned himself in to police and was arrested for allegedly committing a fatal hit and run.
He is expected to be charged on Tuesday, Canadian broadcaster CBC reported.
“It has been established that the individual committed these acts in a deliberate way. So that’s why we’re currently talking about a murder investigation,” Quebec provincial police spokesman Sergeant Claude Doiron told reporters on Tuesday morning. Read More..
