Three individuals lost their lives in separate car accidents in Quebec overnight. One incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. when a vehicle veered off Route 132 East near Chemin Mistral in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse. The driver, a 35-year-old man, lost control of the vehicle for unknown reasons and was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was temporarily closed but reopened by 4:45 a.m.
In another accident at approximately 3:20 a.m., emergency services responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 138 near Franquelin. The driver lost control of the vehicle, carrying four occupants, resulting in one fatality. The other three occupants are in critical condition. Two lanes near the accident site were closed following the incident.
A third accident was reported around 6 a.m. on Route 138 in Saint-Tite-des-Caps. The driver of a car traveling eastbound lost control, causing the vehicle to roll several times. A man and a woman in their 30s were inside the car. The woman, aged 37, succumbed to her injuries at the hospital, while the man is in critical condition.
The causes of these accidents are still under investigation by the Sûreté du Québec.
