Ceremony Marks First Anniversary of Quebec Daycare Bus Crash That Killed Two Children

Published on February 8, 2024

Two white balloons were released into the sky today at a solemn ceremony marking one year since a bus smashed through the front of a Montreal-area daycare, killing two young children and injuring six more. Daycare workers and families gathered in a park near the Garderie Éducative Ste-Rose in Laval, which became the site of the tragedy when a city bus turned off the street and roared down the daycare’s driveway during the busy morning drop-off period. André Beaudoin, a father of two who helped pull children from under the bus the morning of the crash, said seeing the victims’ families helps with the grieving process....