(Crabtree) A 49-year-old woman lost her life in a road accident that occurred Sunday afternoon in Crabtree, in Lanaudière. Three other people, including a little girl, had to be hospitalized following this collision.
The accident occurred around 2:45 p.m. on Chemin Saint-Jacques in Crabtree, a municipality of approximately 4,000 inhabitants located just south of Joliette. According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), the impact took place in an area where the speed limit is 70 km/h.
“For a reason that is unknown, the collision between a pickup-style van and a sport utility vehicle (SUV) occurred on a curve,” said Sergeant Stéphane Tremblay, spokesperson for the SQ.
On Sunday evening, however, it was not possible to say which of the two vehicles would have deviated from its lane to cause the accident, since the investigation was still ongoing.
The driver of the SUV, a 49-year-old woman, died at the hospital, where she was taken with serious injuries sustained during the impact.
His two passengers, a woman in her seventies and a little girl, were also hospitalized. In the case of the septuagenarian, she suffered serious injuries, but was in stable condition as of Sunday evening. As for the little girl, who was sitting in the back seat, her injuries were more minor, according to authorities.
The driver of the van, aged in his 20s, was also taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The investigation by the provincial police force is continuing in this case, while a patrol officer specializing in collision investigations went to the scene to analyze the scene.