Bus driver in deadly 2019 Ottawa crash found not guilty on all charges

OTTAWA — The lawyers for an Ottawa bus driver charged in connection with a deadly crash in 2019 say their client’s acquittal today has been a long time coming.

Aissatou Diallo was found not guilty on all charges in an Ottawa court today — three counts of dangerous driving causing death and 35 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

The charges stemmed from a deadly crash in January 2019 when the OC Transpo double-decker bus that Diallo was driving slammed into a pedestrian platform overhang during rush hour.

Three people were killed and dozens of others were severely injured.