A serious incident occurred on Autoroute 30, resulting in two fatalities, including a seven-year-old child. This tragic accident took place on a Friday afternoon near Beauharnois.
Details of the Major Accident
The collision was reported around 3 PM at kilometer 28 on Autoroute 30, heading east. It involved a semi-trailer truck measuring over 16 meters and a passenger vehicle carrying four occupants.
- A 30-year-old man seated in the back of the car was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Sadly, the death of a seven-year-old boy, also in the back seat, was confirmed later at a hospital.
- Two adults, seated in the front, were taken to the hospital; their injuries are not life-threatening.
Driver and Investigation
The truck driver, a man in his twenties, was hospitalized but not seriously injured. Investigators and collision reconstructors from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) are currently assessing the situation to understand the circumstances leading to this tragic event. No arrests have been made thus far.
Traffic Disruptions
Traffic congestion in the area extends for several kilometers, making it advisable to avoid this section of the highway.
Recent Accidents on Autoroute 30
This incident marks the third fatal collision involving semi-trucks on Quebec’s highways in just over a month. On August 27, Tanya Lalonde, 34, and her five-year-old son, Eliot, tragically lost their lives in an accident on Autoroute 30 east near Boucherville. The semi-trailer involved failed to stop in time and collided with several stopped vehicles on the road.
In this earlier case, the driver, aged 25, was reportedly distracted and not looking at the road before braking only after the impact. Additionally, a day earlier, on August 26, an accident on Autoroute 20 in St-Hyacinthe involved a truck driver, Jatinder Singh, who fled after causing the death of a man, Jean-Claude Evens, and injuring three others. Following a three-day search, the SQ located the driver, who was later released under certain conditions.
Further updates on this situation will follow as more details become available.
