Canada
This article was added by the user . TheWorldNews is not responsible for the content of the platform.

A third person has died after Amqui truck attack, Sûreté du Québec confirms

Simon-Guillaume Bourget, 41, died of his injuries during the weekend. A man has been charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death.

Church volunteer Daniel Theriault places a plush toy on the steps of the church, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in Amqui, Que. Two people were killed and nine others were injured Monday afternoon when a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui.
Church volunteer Daniel Theriault places a plush toy on the steps of the church, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in Amqui, Que. Two people were killed and nine others were injured Monday afternoon when a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui. Photo by Jacques Boissinot /The Canadian Press

The Sûreté du Québec announced Monday that a third person has died in the wake of an incident last Monday that saw a pickup truck plow into a crowd of people in the town of Amqui, in the province’s Bas-St-Laurent region.

Police identified the deceased as Simon-Guillaume Bourget, 41, who died of his injuries in hospital over the weekend.

Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Montreal Gazette, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.

By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300

Gérald Charest, 65, and Jean Lafrenière, 73, also died in the incident.

Steeve Gagnon was charged last Tuesday with two counts of dangerous driving causing death. Prosecutors have said other charges may be filed as the investigation continues.

Gagnon is alleged to have deliberately driven his vehicle into a group of 11 people, two of them young children, on St-Benoît Blvd. W.

  1. A baby stroller lies on its side Tuesday, March 14, 2023 on the scene of the fatal incident in Amqui, Que. Two people were killed and nine others were injured Monday afternoon when a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in the eastern Quebec town.

    Hanes: Amqui tragedy reminds us we're all vulnerable to a disturbing trend

  2. Police officers investigate the scene of a fatal incident, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in Amqui Que. Two people were killed and nine others were injured Monday afternoon when a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui.

    Vehicular attacks hard to prevent, but urban design measures can help

  3. Quebec Premier François Legault speaks at a news conference on the site of a fatal road tragedy, in Amqui, Que., Thursday, March 16, 2023. From the left, Quebec Minister of Natural Resources and Forests Maîté Blanchette Vézina, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Legault, Quebec Liberal Party interim Leader Marc Tanguay, Amqui mayor Sylvie Blanchette and Québec solidaire co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois.

    'We feel a little guilty, me first of all,' Legault says in Amqui after truck crash