Two people dead after collision with tree in Centre-du-Québec
Quebec ambulance - FILE PHOTO (Daniel J. Rowe/CTV News)
Two people died on Saturday evening after their vehicle collided with a tree in La Visitation-de-Yamaska, in the central Quebec region.
Emergency services were called to a collision involving a vehicle on southbound Saint-Joseph Road at around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday.
"According to initial information, the vehicle with two occupants had veered off its lane and collided with a tree," said Élizabeth Marquis-Guy, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
The passenger, a woman in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, also a man in his 50s, was taken to hospital in a critical condition, where he was pronounced dead.
A police officer trained in collision investigation attended the scene to shed light on the incident.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on July 14, 2024.
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