Driver whose bus rammed into Canada daycare deemed fit to stand trial

FILE PHOTO: A Laval city bus is seen crashed into a daycare in Laval, Quebec, Canada February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

LAVAL, Quebec (Reuters) - A city bus driver, whose vehicle rammed into a daycare center in a Montreal suburb earlier this month, killing two children and injuring six others, is capable of standing trial, lawyers for both sides said on Friday.

Pierre Ny St-Amand, 51, faces first-degree murder and other charges for the Feb. 8 crash in the suburb of Laval. Authorities said the driver worked for Laval's transit system for 10 years and does not have a criminal record.