A serious road accident between a car and a tow truck left one dead and two injured, late Monday morning, in Sainte-Mélanie, in the Lanaudière region.
The tragedy occurred around 11 a.m. at the intersection of Route 348 and Rang Kildare, on the borders of the municipality of Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare.
According to the authorities, the driver of the car would have made his mandatory stop at the intersection, before engaging on Route 348 “without ensuring the absence of danger”.
The tow truck traveling on Route 348 was unable to avoid the impact.
Local firefighters used lifeline pliers to extricate the passenger from the car. The elderly woman in her 20s was taken to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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As for the driver, he was already inanimate and imprisoned aboard the wreckage of his vehicle when the emergency services arrived. His death was pronounced on the spot.
The victim is a 28-year-old man from Laval.
The driver of the tow truck escaped with minor injuries.
A portion of Route 348 was completely closed to traffic to allow collision scene investigators to establish the cause and circumstances of the tragedy.
