A serious accident occurred in the early evening in Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
Around 7 p.m., a frontal collision occurred near 372, route Jacques-Cartier.
Emergency services quickly intervened on the scene, accompanied by firefighters who had to use the point -of -the -road clips to help the victims stuck in vehicles.
The Sûreté du Québec confirms that two people were injured during the impact, one of which is in critical condition.
The Jacques-Cartier route was completely closed to traffic to allow SQ investigators to analyze the scene and determine the exact causes of the accident.
According to the first information available, a vehicle circulating in the west direction would have deviated from its route for a reason still unknown, hitting another vehicle which was traveling in the other direction.