(Quebec) A 44-year-old driver is in critical condition after his vehicle crashed into a Hydro-Québec pole Sunday afternoon on Wilfrid-Hamel Boulevard in Quebec, said the Quebec Police Department. City of Quebec (SPVQ).
The man was transported to a hospital center, said the SPVQ.
The police responded at 3:23 p.m. for this accident which did not involve any other vehicle.
In addition to the driver, two men were in the vehicle. “The front passenger of the vehicle, also a 44-year-old man, was also transported to the hospital center where there is no fear for his life,” said the SPVQ in a press release sent early Sunday evening. The last passenger suffered minor injuries.
A perimeter was erected around the accident site, because the Hydro-Québec pole risks falling, said the SPVQ.
Consequently, “the road is closed to traffic on Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel in both directions between Boulevard Central and Rue Ampère. »
Investigators and technicians from the Forensic Identification Unit are on site. The investigation is continuing.