(Rimouski) A young driver in his twenties lost his life on Saturday evening in an accident on Highway 20 in Rimouski, in Bas-Saint-Laurent.
Posted at 10:58 p.m.
According to information reported by the Sûreté du Québec, the collision occurred around 7:30 p.m. when the vehicle driven by the young man deviated from its lane to collide head-on with a heavy truck which was coming in the opposite direction. .
Authorities were unable at this time to explain why the westbound car suddenly found itself in the other lane.
If the driver of the vehicle lost his life, that of the heavy truck was transported to the hospital “to treat injuries which do not put his life in danger”, specified the spokesperson for the SQ, Stéphane Tremblay.
Highway 20 had to be closed in both directions in the area and a collision patrol officer was assigned to the scene to try to clarify the circumstances leading to the accident.