Several Deaths, Many Hurt in Ottawa Double-Decker Bus Crash

Several Deaths, Many Hurt in Ottawa Double-Decker Bus Crash
Police and a first responders work at the scene where a double-decker city bus struck a transit shelter in Ottawa, on Jan. 11, 2019. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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OTTAWA—Several people were killed and more injured when a double-decker city bus struck a transit shelter in Ottawa on Friday afternoon, Ottawa police said.

“As a result of the collision we have a number of injuries and some fatalities,” Chief Charles Bordeleau said at the scene, a major bus station west of downtown. He said he didn’t yet have precise numbers.