(Lac-Etchemin) An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) outing turned fatal on Sunday in Lac-Etchemin, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region.
Emergency services were called to a residential area at around 8 a.m. at the intersection of Rue du Domaine and 5e Street.
“According to preliminary information, the ATV driver may have left the road earlier in the night. Unfortunately, the 40-year-old driver was pronounced dead on scene,” Nicolas Scholtus, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), said in an interview.
The cause of the dinnertime skid was still unknown.
A police officer specializing in collision investigations was dispatched to the scene and the Sûreté du Québec investigation is ongoing.
The identity of the victim was not immediately released.