Montreal

Man in 60s dies after highway car crash in Centre-du-Québec

Provincial police say two drivers collided on Highway 55 in Sainte-Eulalie, Que., at around 2:45 p.m. on Friday, resulting in one of the vehicles catching fire.

Highway 55 was closed Friday but has since reopened

A closeup of the side door of a white, black and yellow police car.
The Sûreté du Québec has opened an investigation into the fatal car crash. (Lynda Paradis/Radio-Canada)

A man in his sixties has died after a car crash on Friday afternoon in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province.

Provincial police say two drivers collided on Highway 55 in Sainte-Eulalie, Que., at around 2:45pm on Friday, resulting in one of the vehicle's catching fire.

Police spokesperson Elizabeth Marquis-Guy says the older driver deviated into the opposing lane, hitting the other vehicle head-on.

The driver in his sixties was declared dead at the scene while the other driver, a woman in her forties, was rushed to hospital where she remains in critical condition.

Highway 55 was closed until around 9:00 p.m. but has since reopened.

The investigation is ongoing.