Two people were killed and nine injured after being struck by a van on Monday in the Canadian town of Amqui, Quebec, provincial police said.
Police spokeswoman Hélène St-Pierre said the circumstances of the collision were still being investigated and the driver of the van, a 38-year-old man, was under arrest.
Police were called around 3 p.m. local time about reports of a collision between a van and pedestrians walking along a road in Amqui, located about 650 kilometers north-east of Montreal.Two of the victims were in a serious condition.“As we learn more about the tragic events that have taken place, I’m keeping everyone affected in my thoughts,” he said.
Police at the scene of where two people were killed and nine injured after getting struck by a van in Amqui, Quebec on March 13, 2022.ramming his vehicle into a daycare center in a Montreal suburbCanadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino tweeted that he was “shocked and saddened” by the events and called the incident a “horrific act of violence”.
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