Two close calls have left communities shaken on opposite sides of the city of Montreal.
In Ahuntsic, a six-year-old was struck by a school bus driver this morning.
The incident occurred at 8:10 a.m. by Christ-Roi elementary.
“I heard screaming from a woman, and we looked in the street, my kids and I, and we saw the kid that got hit,” said Melina Mailhot, who witnessed the incident.
Police said the bus was travelling north on Lajeunesse Street when the child unexpectedly walked out from between two parked vehicles, and the bus driver was unable to avoid him.
In Ville Marie, a three-year-old was hit by an SUV under similar circumstances.
The incident took place at 9:40 a.m. at Crescent Street and Rene Levesque Boulevard.
Police said the child escaped from his guardians and abruptly tried to cross the street.
They added that parents and drivers need to be more attentive.
“Please slow down near any school or daycare …