Posted: Mar 10, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 10
The Jan. 11, 2019, collision at the Westboro Transitway station killed three people and injured dozens more.(Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
The driver of the OC Transpo double-decker that crashed into a bus shelter at Ottawa s Westboro station in 2019 was in a state of shock in the immediate aftermath, according to statements given at a two-day pretrial hearing.
The Ontario Court of Justice heard this week from people who participated in the emergency response, as part of pretrial motions to determine if Aissatou Diallo s statements to them were voluntary and therefore admissible in her upcoming trial.
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Ottawa police Const. Corey Bourguignon was the first officer to approach the shaken and tearful bus driver.
Author of the article: Gary Dimmock
Publishing date: Mar 05, 2021 • March 5, 2021 • 4 minute read First responders attend to victims of a rush-hour bus crash at the Westboro Station in January 2019. Photo by Wayne Cuddington /Postmedia
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In the moments after the deadly bus crash at Westboro station in 2019, rookie OC Transpo driver Aissatou Diallo’s first concern was for her passengers.
She tried to help them as they screamed in agony and she radioed dispatch for help. She told police that she could hear people crying, recalling that there was blood everywhere. The upper deck, where three passengers died and others suffered horrific, life-altering wounds, was inaccessible. So she tried instead to off-load passengers on the main floor, while at the same time calling out for folks to call 911 and help others.
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