The driver of a bus that crashed into a daycare in Laval, Quebec, on the morning of Feb. 8, killing two children and injuring six others, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
Pierre Ny St-Amand, 51, and an employee of the city’s transit authority, Société de transport de Laval, appeared by video later that day from a hospital room and will remain detained. St-Amand faces a total of nine charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, and assault causing bodily harm, according to court documents.
Laval Mayor Stéphane Boyer said the driver had worked for the transit agency for about 10 years and had no incidents of note on his file….