Elderly man dead after crash in Eastern Townships

MONTREAL -- An 81-year-old man is dead after a fatal crash on Highway 10 near the Bromont Boulevard exit in the Eastern Townships.

According to the Surete du Quebec, the victim was driving on the wrong side of the highway when he crashed into another car.

It happened just after 12 a.m. Friday. The SQ says he was driving west on an eastbound lane of Highway 10 when he collided with another vehicle.

Here is one of the three impacted vehicle being towed away after an 81 year-old man drives on the wrong side of highway 10 and crashes into three cars head on near exit Bromont boulevard in the Eastern townships. One confirmed dead @CTVMontreal pic.twitter.com/hLeUnEsFTz

— Cosmo Santamaria (@cosmoCTV) October 18, 2019

Two women in their 40s were injured, but police say their lives are not in danger.

Officers believe he may have been distracted or suffering from a health-related issue during the crash.

The man is from Greenfield Park, on Montreal’s south shore, and had been reported missing Thursday by Longueuil police.

Highway 10 was reopened around 3 a.m. Friday.

-- with files from Cosmo Santamaria

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  A man in his 80s died after driving several kilometres on the wrong side of a highway