A younger driver misplaced his life after a collision with a pickup truck Friday evening in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, close to Granby, within the Japanese Townships.
Emergency companies have been alerted at round 11:30 p.m. to the accident that had occurred on Freeway 137.
“The occasion concerned two automobiles, a automotive and a pick-up truck,” mentioned Sergeant Frédéric Deshaies, spokesman for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
“In response to the primary info gathered, the automotive misplaced management, deviated from its trajectory and drove in the other way earlier than colliding with the automobile coming in the other way,” he mentioned
The motive force of the automotive, a 25-year-old man from Bois-des-Fillion, was transported to a hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless.
The motive force of the pickup truck was additionally transported to hospital for remedy of non-life-threatening accidents.
“The icy street may very well be a contributing issue,” mentioned Sergeant Deshaies, whereas noting that “a specialised collision investigator went to the scene to investigate the scene, decide the causes and circumstances surrounding this occasion.”
Route 137 was closed within the space whereas the scene was analyzed.
The investigation by the Sûreté du Québec is ongoing.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews