Ontario man charged after GO bus crash sends 6, including baby, to hospital, police say | CBC News
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Six people, including a baby, were taken to a southern Ontario hospital on Sunday after an SUV slammed into a GO Transit bus.
Niagara Regional Police say the crash happened in the north end of St. Catharines, Ont., in the area of North Service Road and YMCA Drive, just off the Queen Elizabeth Way.
They say a Honda CRV in the northbound lane drove straight into a GO bus travelling south.
Police say there were 18 passengers on the bus, and six people — five passengers and the bus driver — were taken to a hospital for minor injuries.
Investigators say a 56-year-old man from Omemee, Ont., faces impaired driving charges and has had his driver’s licence temporarily suspended.
“[The man] was found to be three times over the legal limit of blood alcohol concentration,” police said in the release. He was also charged with driving a vehicle with cannabis “readily available.”
He has since been released from custody and will appear in court at a later date, Niagara police said.