Westboro Bus Crash

• Ottawa bus driver fully acquitted in fatal Westboro crash

  OC Transpo bus operator Aissatou Diallo, 44, had pleaded not guilty in connection with the January 2019 bus crash that killed three people and injured dozens more.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2021
  
• Westboro bus crash: Defence points to unclear road markings as OC Transpo driver’s trial begins

  The trial of the 44-year-old women behind the wheel during the 2019 Westboro bus crash began Monday morning with testimony from OC Transpo special constables.

  Crime

  Mar 22, 2021
  
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• City of Ottawa confirms responsibility to compensate Westboro bus crash victims

  The City of Ottawa is facing 13 civil suits related to last January's devastating bus crash and has received notices of 18 more.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2020
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• Independent safety review of Transitway, stations underway: OC Transpo

  Close to one year after the fatal double-decker bus crash at Westboro station, OC Transpo says an independent safety review of the Transitway is underway and will continue into 2020.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2020
• Global Ottawa’s top local news stories of 2019

  Here's a look back at some of the biggest stories in the national capital over the last 12 months.

  Canada

  Jan 1, 2020
• Ottawa mayor talks Westboro bus crash, LRT woes and coming out in year-end interview

  Mayor Jim Watson sat down with Global News for an end-of-year interview last week.

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2019
• Trial of OC Transpo driver charged in fatal Ottawa bus crash set for 2021

  Aissatou Diallo, 42, faces three counts of dangerous driving causing death and 35 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm in the deadly collision in Ottawa on Jan. 11, 2019.

  Crime

  Nov 26, 2019
• Bus driver charged in Ottawa crash that killed 3

  The double-decker bus, on an express route from downtown to the west-end suburb of Kanata, slammed into the roof of a shelter, cutting through the right side of its upper deck and crushing a number of seats.

  Crime

  Aug 23, 2019
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• Mourning relatives of Westboro bus crash victims feel ‘stuck’ with no update on probe or timeline

  Police and the city both say they have to stay tight-lipped while the Westboro bus crash investigation continues so the probe remains "uncompromised."

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2019
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• Candlelit vigil for Ottawa bus crash victims scheduled for Friday night in Kanata

  The candlelit tribute will begin outdoors at 7 p.m. at 65 Stonehaven Dr. in Kanata, according to the Bridlewood Community Association.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2019