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3 people killed, 2 dozen others injured as bus crashes into shelter
A tragic scene played out in the Canadian capital of Ottawa when a moving bus crashed into a bus shelter claiming the lives of three victims and leaving nearly two dozen others injured.
According to reports, the incident occurred during rush hour at the busy transit station in the west end of the city.
“It is with deep sadness that I report there were three confirmed casualties, two of which were on the bus and one that was on the platform,” Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson told reporters at a news conference late on Friday.
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Watson also said that 23 people were injured in the collision, some very seriously, and taken to hospital.
The Ottawa Hospital confirmed on Twitter that it had received nine patients in critical condition from the crash.
The bus driver, according to Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau was arrested at the scene and taken in for questioning, but he declined to provide further details.
“An investigation is now underway on the cause of the collision,” he told reporters.
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