Several injured, including minors, after bus carrying swim team collides with truck in Quebec
Swimmers were en route to competition during Thursday's storm
Six people, including minors on a swim team, were injured and transported to hospital following a collision between a passenger bus and a heavy truck on Highway 117 in Mont-Laurier, Que., Thursday afternoon.
Swimmers between the ages of 11 and 17 were onboard the bus on their way south to a competition in Blainville, outside Montreal, when it lost control and crashed with the truck.
Mont-Laurier is in the province's Laurentians region, 240 kilometres northwest of Montreal.
None of the injuries are life-threatening, a Quebec provincial police spokesperson said,
Those with more serious injuries were set to be transferred to a Montreal-area hospital yesterday, including the coach.
The crash occurred around 3:45 p.m. when the bus driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle and collided with the truck near Lac Gatineau Road.
Francis Ménard, director of a provincial swimming association, Fédération de natation du Québec, said it was the Club aquatique régional Abitibi-Témiscamingue (CARAT) team from Val-d'Or, Que., that was involved in the crash.
"Our thoughts are with all those affected by this incident," the association wrote on Facebook.
"We are aware that this situation can affect our athletes and coaches emotionally, particularly during this competition period."
Quebec was hit by heavy snow Thursday, but police said the cause of the collision has yet to be determined.
Written by Isaac Olson with files from Radio-Canada