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Quebec tractor driver charged after accident kills three children, injures seven
BY , Jul 2, 2020 10:31 PM - REPORT AN ERRORA 38 year old Quebec man has been charged with criminal negligence after three young children were killed and seven people were injured when they were thrown from the front loader of a tractor.
Six children and four adults were riding in the loader of the trailer Wednesday evening when the accident occurred on a country road in the small town of Notre Dame de Stanbridge, about 55 kilometres southeast of Montreal.
The three victims were aged five and under, and three other children suffered serious injuries, but their lives were not believed to be in danger.
A rural Quebec community is in mourning after three children died on Canada Day after being ejected from the front loader of a tractor.
Seven other people were injured in the incident, which occurred on a country road in a small town about 55 kilometres southeast of Montreal.
Resident Luc Perreault says he's never heard of such a tragedy.
Police say the tractor was carrying 10 people inside its front loader, along with pieces of wood.
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