Achi news desk-
Quebec provincial police say a collision in the Outaouais area of ​​the province this morning left a 22-year-old man dead and four others seriously injured.
They say emergency services were called to the crash on Interstate 50 in Pepinauville around 3:15 a.m.
Police spokesman Sergeant Stephen Tremblay says a single vehicle carrying five people was traveling at a high rate of speed before losing control, swerving into the guard rails and overturning.
Tremblay says the driver was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the hospital.
The other four passengers, all in their 20s, were seriously injured but not life-threatening.
Police say alcohol consumption and excessive speed may have played a role in the accident.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on May 25, 2024.
