Alexandre Pérusse, his 10-year-old daughter, died the day after yesterday afternoon’s clash at Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix in Lac-Saint-Jean. 169 and 2e Rang Ouest safe.
Small family – parents and their three children – spent the day in Sakune. Mr. Perseus was waiting for his Route 169 to turn left when it collided with another vehicle.
“Suddenly there was a loud bang. I saw my daughter while the passengers were there and she was fine. Then my boy was fine when the baby was there. Then, I saw my beautiful angel Larissa and immediately knew she was leaving. I screamed and got out of the vehicle, ”said the family’s father.
Little Larissa underwent CPR, but died of her injuries on the way to the hospital.
The bereaved father never wanted a family to face such tragedy again because of the dangers posed by the Route 169 and 2e Rang Ouest intersections.
He calls his provincial deputy Eric Girard so the traffic lights are installed, the speed drops or there is a roundabout.
“It’s an accident, it’s going to happen. If the driver listens to me, I’m forgive you.
“Occasionally, if we put up a roundabout, I really want to have a little plate in my daughter’s name so people remember that she gave her life for a change,” he said. Says Perus.
A petition has been launched and citizens are mobilizing to change things at this meeting where accidents are high.
As TVA Nouvelles has learned, the MTQ should temporarily put up signs for the summer and increase police presence so that motorists can slow down.
