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Child dead, 17 injured after school bus rolls over in Quebec

Icy road conditions likely contributed to a school bus rollover that killed one child and injured 17 others, including the driver, Quebec police said.

  • On March 7, 2026, a child died after a school bus carrying cadets overturned in Sainte-Rose-de-Watford, Quebec, a community of just over 700 people.
  • Quebec provincial police say the bus slipped to the left before tipping over, possibly due to difficult road conditions on a local road in Sainte-Rose-de-Watford.
  • Authorities said four people with serious injuries, including the bus driver, and 13 with minor injuries, totaling 17 injured in the overturning.
  • Company and provincial leaders issued statements, with Autobus Auger and Sylvain Auger expressing condolences, while Premier François Legault said 'I am wholeheartedly with the loved ones of the young victim'.
  • Reports vary on injured totals, with one account saying 19 and another saying 17, as police investigate the crash in Sainte-Rose-de-Watford.
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Child dead, 17 injured after school bus tips over in Quebec

SAINTE-ROSE-DE-WATFORD, QUÉBEC — A child is dead, and 17 others were injured after a school bus carrying local children overturned Saturday morning in southeastern Quebec.

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Child dead, 17 injured after school bus rolls over in Quebec

SAINTE-ROSE-DE-WATFORD, QUÉBEC — A child is dead and 17 others were injured after a school bus carrying local children overturned Saturday morning in southeastern Quebec.

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Child dead, 19 injured after school bus rolls over in Quebec

SAINTE-ROSE-DE-WATFORD, QUÉBEC - A child is dead and 19 others were injured after a school bus overturned in southeastern Quebec.

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La Presse broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
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