On March 13, 2023, a pickup truck hit eleven pedestrians in Amqui, Quebec, Canada, killing three and injuring eight, including two children.

The incident had a large impact on the small, tightly knit town, with the Premier of Quebec leading a delegation to show his support for the grieving community.

[4][5] Investigators allege that the driver swerved between sides of the road in order to hit victims who were chosen at random and that it was a deliberate attack.

[6] Journal de Montréal sources report that SQ investigators have acquired surveillance video showing the accused's pick up truck moving slowly on the grounds of his old high school minutes before moving on to the attack scene; they are investigating whether he intended to attack students at the school.

[13] In the hours after the incident, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) confirmed two dead at the scene and nine injured, with three people facing life-threatening injuries.

[14] On March 19, a third victim, aged 41, died from his crash-related injuries at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval (CHUL) in Quebec City.

Originally from the Gaspé, Simon-Guillaume Bourget had been living in Amqui for a year, working at a local garden centre.

[17] The injured were rushed to the Amqui Hospital and a code orange was declared, indicating a high casualty incident.

[26] In August 2022, he quit his job of one year driving trucks for a transport company in Mont-Joli to take medical leave.

[28] In the weeks leading up to the incident, the accused posted increasingly incoherent videos involving conspiracy theories on TikTok, including one several hours before the attack.

[37] On June 20, 2023, the accused appeared briefly before the court in Amqui wheere the judge set September 5–8 as dates for a preliminary inquiry.

[41] Quebec Premier François Legault offered his support to residents of Amqui after conversing with the town's mayor.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also expressed his concern to the town, stating "My heart is with the people of Amqui, Quebec today.