More than a dozen people injured after a bus swerved and crashed on its side near the Canada-U.S. border in Quebec’s Eastern Townships region , Saturday evening.
Quebec Provincial Police said the bus was traveling on Route 133 when the driver lost control around 8:30 p.m. in Saint-Armand, Que., about 62 kilometers southeast of Montreal.
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Police spokesperson Frédéric Deshaies said most of the 40 passengers escaped with minor injuries, but that around fifteen people were hospitalized.
Two of the people hospitalized were more seriously injured, but their lives are not in danger.
Police say poor weather and road conditions could be the cause of the accident.
The investigation is ongoing.
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