Drivers arrested after bus crash leaves tens of thousands without power near Montreal Drivers arrested after bus crash, power outage Jul 8, 2024 Jul 8, 2024 Updated Jul 8, 2024 SMS Email The two drivers involved in a bus crash that caused a major power outage on Montreal's South Shore on Saturday have been arrested. Hydro-Québec workers are seen in a residential neighbourhood in Montreal, Friday, Sept.1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi CMU/ SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONGUEUIL, Que. - The two drivers involved in a bus crash that caused a major power outage on Montreal's South Shore on Saturday have been arrested.Police in Longueuil, Que., confirmed late Sunday that they had arrested the two drivers.Some 88,000 Hydro-Québec clients lost power after a bus, which was carrying volunteer firefighters from the Montérégie region, collided with a car before hitting a transmission tower at about 9:45 p.m. Saturday.Police say the bus driver, who is a man in his 60s, is facing a charge of dangerous driving causing injuries. The woman driving the car will face a charge of impaired driving.Police said that two people on the bus and one person in the car were injured in the crash.Power has since been restored to the South Shore.This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published July 8, 2024. The ºÃÉ«tv Press. All rights reserved. SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags ºÃÉ«tv Justice Disaster Business More Business Stories Private investment needed to ramp up climate adaptations in infrastructure: report +2 Carrier Emirates test flies Boeing 777 on sustainable fuel +3 Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., resigning next year Ford won't budge on plan to have ready-to-drink cocktails sold in corner stores +2 Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power +2 Australian lawyer apologizes for AI-generated errors in murder case Financial intelligence agency tracking signs of homegrown terrorism financing Parkland strikes electric vehicle station funding deal with Infrastructure Bank Cruise industry group sues to challenge Hawaii's tourism tax designed to deal with climate change +2 Trump and Trudeau to talk as Canada braces for trade war with its southern neighbour You might be interested in Alberta's government says it will do away with twice-a-year time change How 'MILF Manor' somehow led to CBC's wholesome new rescue show 'Must Love Dogs' First Nations say Eby backs down again, now seeks joint path on B.C. Indigenous law +2 New York Times says FBI investigated reporter after article about director Kash Patel's girlfriend Sponsored Content Events Coming Up in April Events Coming Up in March Similar Stories Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump PHOTO ESSAY: Chernobyl liquidators return to where they faced an invisible enemy Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe
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