2 dead after head-on collision in Candiac

Provincial police (SQ) say a head-on crash on Highway 30 in Candiac has left two people dead.

"Around 4 a.m. on Sunday morning, emergency services responded to head-on collision between two vehicles at kilometre 56," SQ spokesperson Elizabeth Marquis-Guy said. 

The driver of one of the vehicles, a woman in her 40s, was pronounced dead on the scene.

A man in his 20s was transported to the hospital in critical condition but later succumbed to his injuries and died.

The crash involved two vehicles travelling on a stretch of road where both lanes were supposed to be going in the same direction.

Police are now investigating how the two cars collided head-on, especially since traffic moving in opposite directions on Highway 30 is separated by a median.

They are also considering several factors, including whether drugs, alcohol, or poor visibility may have contributed to the crash.

The section of Highway 30 where the accident occurred has no entrances or exits in the immediate area, leaving officers to wonder if one of the drivers entered the highway going the wrong way.

"At this time, we don't have any more information about the causes," Marquis-Guy added, noting that the investigation will be lengthy.

Highway 30 westbound has reopened after being closed for several hours as police conducted their investigation and workers could clean up.