(Lac-Aux-Sables) A head-to-head collision occurred between a heavy truck and a car on Tuesday afternoon in Lac-aux-Sables, Mauricie. Both vehicles caught fire on impact and the driver was trapped inside the automobile.
Posted at 7:55 p.m.
The accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Route 153. Emergency services and police officers from the MRC Mékinac station were called to intervene in a face-to-face collision, said the spokesperson. of the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), Nicolas Scholtus.
The fire department was also on the scene and firefighters used the jaws of life.
The truck driver, a man in his twenties, was taken to hospital with nervous shock. As for the person driving the car, “he was still present and imprisoned when the vehicle caught fire,” said Mr. Scholtus.
At the start of the evening, the SQ had not confirmed his death.
Route 153 has been closed to traffic near Chemin Saint-Alphonse and a detour has been put in place.
A collision investigation officer was dispatched to the scene to better understand the causes of the accident. No hypothesis has been ruled out for the moment.