Three dead, three injured in crash in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region

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SAGUENAY, Que. - Three people were killed and three others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday evening in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region.

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SAGUENAY, Que. – Three people were killed and three others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday evening in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region.

Quebec provincial police say the collision between a compact car and a truck occurred about 6 p.m. on Highway 172, near Ste-Rose-du-Nord, Que., about 185 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.

Police say they no longer fear for the lives of the three injured.

A Sûreté du Québec police car is seen in Montreal on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Three people are dead and three others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday evening in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
A Sûreté du Québec police car is seen in Montreal on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Three people are dead and three others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday evening in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Authorities say their initial investigation suggests the head-on collision may have been provoked by a driver attempting to pass another car on the highway.

The 28-year-old driver of the compact and his 26-year-old female passenger, who were both from the region, died in the crash, as did a 73-year-old passenger in the truck who was believed to be from Newfoundland and Labrador.

Investigators and collision-reconstruction specialists were called to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 28, 2023.

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