A man in his 40s was taken to hospital in critical condition on Saturday following a snowmobile accident in Laterrière, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.
Emergency services were called at 10:45 a.m. for an accident on federated trail 383, located in the Mars-Moulin controlled zone (zec), in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.
The accident occurred about fifteen kilometers from road 4000, in the small municipality of Laterrière.
Three snowmobilers were out together when one of them hit a tree, according to initial information from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ). Seriously injured, the man in his forties was taken to hospital where there are fears for his life, said Hélène St-Pierre, spokesperson for the SQ.
A police officer went to the scene to better understand the circumstances of the tragedy.