Two people were killed and nine injured after being struck by a van on Monday (March 13) in the Canadian town of Amqui, Quebec, provincial police said, Reuters reports.
Police spokeswoman Hélène St-Pierre said the circumstances of the collision were still being investigated. The driver of the van has been arrested for a deadly hit-and-run, CTV News reported.
Police were called around 3 p.m. local time to reports of a collision between a van and pedestrians walking along a road in Amqui, located about 650 kilometers (400 miles) north-east of Montreal.
A man in his 70s and another man in his 60s were killed, St-Pierre said. Two other people are seriously injured.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Twitter that his heart was with the people of Amqui.
"As we learn more about the tragic events that have taken place, I'm keeping everyone affected in my thoughts," he said.
The incident comes a month after a bus driver was charged with murder after ramming his vehicle into a daycare center in a Montreal suburb, killing two children.
