STM bus involved in head-on collision with vehicle

A Société de transport de Montréal (STM) bus was involved in a brutal crash with another vehicle Friday morning in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest borough.

The bus collided head-on with a small SUV at the corner of St-Jacques and St-Remi streets.

Both drivers are said to have been sent to hospital with minor injuries and are expected to fully recover, said Montreal police spokesperson Julien Lévesque.

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The accident is reported to have happened at around 7 a.m.

The bus was empty at the time of the incident, according to STM officials, and was going to Villa-Maria station to start its route.

The cause of the accident has yet to be determined.

Both Montreal police and the STM have launched an investigation into the crash.

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