1,200 Lion Electric school buses pulled off Quebec roads after fire

1,200 Lion Electric school buses pulled off Quebec roads after fire

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“Kids' safety comes first,” said Caroline Namwera, a parent with children at Hampstead elementary, about the 1,200 Lion Electric school buses pulled off the road for inspections after one recently caught fire in Montreal. Gareth Madoc-Jones reports.

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