2 dead, 1 in critical condition after two crashes in Montérégie

Montérégie road crashes leave two dead and one critically hurt in two towns Police are probing both Sunday collisions—get the latest details and updates

Quebec provincial police are investigating two road crashes that happened within about 30 minutes of each other in Montérégie on Sunday. In SaintCharlessurRichelieu, a car left the road and struck a tree around 4 p.m. on Patriotes Road near Meunier Street. The driver, a woman in her 40s, died in hospital, and a minor passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. Earlier in the day, two vehicles collided in SaintRémi on Route 221 near SainteThérèse. One occupant was taken to hospital with lifethreatening injuries, while the other suffered minor injuries. Police say the cause of both crashes is still under investigation.