Several people, including minors in a swimming team, were injured and transported to the hospital after a collision between a passenger bus and a heavy truck on the 117 highway in Mont-Laurier, which., Thursday afternoon.
The scope of the victims’s wounds is not yet known, according to a spokesman for Sûreté du Québec (SQ), who said the police are still investigating.
The local health agency says that around 10 children between the ages of 11 and 17 are being treated at the Mont-Laurier hospital, which is approximately 240 kilometers northwest of Montreal. Those who were not injured were taken to the Mont-Laurier City Council. A psychosocial team was brought to offer help.
The accident occurred around 3:45 pm when, according to the reports, the bus driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed with the truck near Lac Gatineau Road.
Francis Ménard, director of a provincial swimming association, NATATION DU QUBEC FÉDÉRATIONsaid it was the Club Aquatique Régional Abitibi-Temiscamingue (Quilates) Val-d’or team, which., Which was involved in the accident.
They headed to a competition in Blainville, which. A coach was seriously injured in the accident, according to Ménard. Some team members were also hospitalized with injuries, and some will be transferred to Montreal tonight, he said.
“Our thoughts are with all those affected by this incident,” the Facebook association wrote. “We are aware that this situation can affect our emotionally athletes and coaches, particularly during this period of competition.”
The 117 highway is currently closed in both directions near Mont-Laurier, since the experts in collision reconstruction SQ investigate the causes and circumstances of the collision.
The southern Quebec was beaten by strong snow throughout Thursday, but the police said that the cause of the collision has not yet been determined.
