[2] The bus, carrying members of a Golden Age Club on an overnight leaf peeping trip, had travelled on Quebec Highways 138 and 362 from Saint-Bernard headed for L'Île-aux-Coudres.

It was travelling down Côte des Éboulements, which had a steep hill with a sharp right turn at the base.

No skid marks were found on the road at the site of the crash, leading authorities to immediately suspect brake failure.

[5] All the victims were senior citizens from the small village of Saint-Bernard, except for the 29-year-old bus driver, who was from Sherbrooke.

Because the coroner had made no recommendations regarding the road, the government was criticized for spending public money in a wasteful manner.