A bus driver allegedly stripped naked and started screaming after his bus ploughed into a daycare centre killing two children.
Police report that at 8:30am yesterday (Wednesday, February 8) morning the bus smashed into the centre injuring a further six children in the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada.
Authorities have named the driver as Pierre Ny St-Amand, 51, with witnesses claiming that the incident appeared to be on purpose.
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They report that, while children lay trapped under the bus, St-Amand screamed incoherently by the bus, taking off clothing items.
He appeared in court on charges of homicide and dangerous driving.
Speaking to CBC News a witness, Hamdi Ben Chaabane, told of how the bus has been going around 30 to 40kmh and that: “From what I saw, it wasn’t an accident."
St-Amand has no prior convictions and had worked for the Société de transport de Laval (STL) for around 10 years.
Ben Chaabane said the driver then got out of the bus and started removing his clothes while screaming incoherently.
Parents who were nearby when the incident happened had to restrain and subdue St-Amand while children lay trapped under the bus.
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According to local ambulance service Urgences-santé, eight children were taken to hospital with as many as 12 people needing medical attention.
Another witness concurred that it didn’t appear to be an accident.
Mario Sirois, one of the witnesses who helped subdue St-Amand told the Toronto Star: "There were no signs of skid marks. It was deliberate. He went directly into the daycare."
His Ginette Lamoureux added: "The children were screaming and crying, they were all in a room… a mother arrived and collapsed.
“The policewoman was trying to calm her down. I left, I was no longer able."
Officers guarding St-Amand are understood to have said that he is “not cooperating” and in his court hearing is understood to have only responded to statements by nodding.
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Neighbours of St-Amand have described their shock at the news, describing him as a caring father and liked member of the community.
Speaking to the Toronto Star, resident Nawal Ghanen said: “They had so many barbecues with others from their community."
Her husband, Elias Chahade, added: "I’m in shock. The last time it snowed, last Thursday or Friday, he was outside shovelling and I was shovelling here. He said good morning and I said good morning. Then he took his bike and left."
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