School bus crash in Saint-Léonard leaves driver critically injured

A school bus crash in Saint-Léonard left a driver in critical condition and the bus driver injured.

A collision involving a school bus left a driver in critical condition in the Saint-Léonard borough on Thursday morning.

No children were on board, but the bus driver was injured.

According to Montreal police (SPVM), around 6:30 a.m., someone called 911, reporting the collision at the intersection of Lacordaire and des Grandes-Prairies Boulevards.

According to initial reports, a vehicle travelling southbound on Lacordaire Boulevard collided with the school bus before crashing into a bus shelter. The bus then hit a wall.

The person driving the vehicle was transported to hospital in critical condition.

The school bus driver was also sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police established a security perimeter.

Lacordaire Boulevard northbound is currently closed to traffic.

Drivers should avoid the area, said police.

The investigation is ongoing.