An eight-year-old man died after a violent confrontation in Baie-Saint-Paul on Monday evening.
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Two vehicles collided on Route 362 in the Cap-aux-Corbeaux sector around 5 p.m.
“According to the first information, this is one of the two vehicles that has left its path, but a reason remains to be determined,” notes Hélène St-Pierre, spokeswoman for the Sûreté du Québec.
Both drivers who were alone in the vehicle were taken to the hospital.
We learned on Tuesday morning that one of them, an eight-year-old adult, died as a result of the tragedy. His identity will be released later today, police said.
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The other driver, a man in his 60s, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The SQ did not want to advance the cause and circumstances of Tuesday morning’s tragedy.
A collision investigator was dispatched to the scene and Route 362 was closed for a time.
