1997 Les Éboulements bus accident
Disaster in Quebec, Canada in 1997 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1997 Les Éboulements bus accident, also known as the St. Joseph Bus Accident, occurred on Thanksgiving Day, October 13, 1997, in Les Éboulements (St-Joseph-de-la-Rive), Quebec, Canada. 44 died as a result of the crash, making it the deadliest traffic collision in Canadian history.[1]
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Date | October 13, 1997 (1997-10-13) |
Location | Les Éboulements, Quebec |
Country | Canada |
Operator | Autobus Mercier |
Incident type | Bus Crash |
Cause | Brake failure, aggravated by driver fatigue. |
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Bus | 1 Transport Bus |
Passengers | 48 |
Deaths | 44 (including the driver) |
Injured | 4 |
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A similar crash had occurred in 1974 at the very same spot and had resulted in 14 deaths.[2]