A 31-year-old man from Prince Albert is facing multiple charges following a head-on collision that killed two people in October 2016.

On October 25, 2016, a truck and small passenger bus collided near the intersection of Highway 2 and 16, east of Colonsay, killing two men and injuring another.

David Deagnon was arrested Wednesday morning and is facing nine charges, including:

  • Driving while impaired by drugs causing death (two counts)
  • Criminal negligence causing death (two counts)
  • Dangerous driving causing death (two counts)
  • Driving while impaired by drugs causing injury
  • Criminal negligence causing injury
  • Dangerous driving causing injury

The two men - aged 60 and 69 - died at the scene, while a 74-year-old man was taken to hospital with injuries.

Deagnon appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court for the first time on Wednesday.