An accident killed and several injured in Cowansville

First responders were alerted around 1:45 p.m. Meanwhile, for collisions on rue de la Rivière (route 104), near Wellington Street, in Cowansville.

Sergeant Frédéric Deshaies. However, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), said that “according to first information, a first vehicle circulating in the east direction, with four occupants on board, struck the back of the vehicle in front of him”. Consequently,

This impact projected the second vehicle with an occupant on board in the opposite direction in a curve. He would have collided with a third vehicle circulating in the west direction.

“All the occupants of the first vehicle were transported to the hospital center. We fear for the life of the 19 -year -old driver, ”said the SQ.

At the end of the evening, Sunday, the young accident killed several injured cowansville man was still in critical condition, according to the authorities.

Two people were on the vehicle traveling in the west direction. The driver suffered significant injuries that do not put his life in danger. The death of the passenger, a septuagenarian, was noted on the spot.

The only person on board the last vehicle was also transported to hospital to treat minor injuries.

An expert in collision scenes and an investigator were dispatched to the scene to understand the causes and circumstances of this accident. The speed could have played a contributory role, according to provincial police.