A man was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident in the Mars-Moulin ZEC in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean on Saturday morning.

The snowmobiler collided with a tree on federated trail 383 around 10:45 a.m., according to Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Catherine Bernard.

The man in his 40s was taken to hospital in critical condition late Saturday afternoon.

He was part of a group of three snowmobilers, said Bernard.

A police officer in collision investigation went to the scene to establish the causes and circumstances of the event.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Feb. 25, 2021.