One person is dead and four others were seriously injured following a collision in the Outaouais region.
Emergency crews were called to the eastbound lanes of Highway 50 near Papineauville, Que., around 3:15 a.m. Saturday, Sûreté du Québec told Radio-Canada.
Quebec’s provincial police force said witnesses reported the vehicle was traveling at a high speed when it hit the guardrail and rolled.
The driver, a 22-year-old man from Longueuil, Que., was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the hospital.
The four other passengers, also in their early 20s, suffered serious injuries.
A portion of the highway heading east is closed in Papineauville. According to Québec 511, motorists must make a detour via routes 321, 148 or 323.
Saturday’s crash marks the fourth fatal accident on Highway 50 since mid-March.