Public road accident
Details
Event title
Canada - Child dead, 19 injured after school bus rolls over in Quebec
Source
Severity
Low
Event date (UTC)
2026-03-07 20:10:17
Last update (UTC)
2026-03-07 20:10:19
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Sainte-Rose-de-Watford, Région administrative de la Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec
A child is dead and 19 others were injured after a school bus overturned in southeastern Quebec.
Provincial police say four people sustained serious injuries, but none are immediately life-threatening.
Another 15 sustained minor injuries, police say.
Frédéric Deshaies, a spokesperson for Quebec provincial police, says the bus was travelling south on a local road in Sainte-Rose-de-Watford when it slipped to the left before tipping over, possibly due to difficult road conditions.
Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
Sainte-Rose-de-Watford is a small community of 737, 35 kilometres from Saint-Georges near the U.S. border.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 7, 2026.
The Canadian Press