Deadly weekend on Quebec roads, 3 children among the victims
Two of the collisions involved motorcyclists, while the other involved a single vehicle.
Six people died on Quebec roads over the weekend in three separate crashes, including a 29-year-old man and three children under the age of 10.
The four were killed in a single-vehicle collision in Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse, in Quebec's Chaudière-Appalaches region on Saturday.
Quebec provincial police said that the crash happened at around 5:30 p.m. on Sainte-Sabine Road when the vehicle veered off the road and slammed into a tree.
Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Eloïse Cosette said the road is narrow and unpaved in that area.
When officers arrived at the scene, all four occupants were trapped inside.
The jaws of life were used to free them from the wreckage.
All four were taken to hospital in critical condition, Cossette said, where their deaths were later confirmed.
The SQ confirmed all four victims were from the area.
An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the incident.
Police reported two other fatal crashes on Saturday, both involving motorcyclists.
One happened on Highway 105 near Kazabazua in the Gatineau area after a collision with a truck. The other was in Sainte-Flavie on Highway 132, roughly 350 kilometres east of Quebec City.
The SQ said the motorcyclist hit a small recreational vehicle that was parked on the side of the road.
He was transported to hospital where he later died.
The deaths come just as the two-week construction holiday in Quebec draws to a close.
It is usually the deadliest time of years for drivers, but this year has been especially bad.
As of Saturday, according to La Presse Canadienne, provincial police were reporting 20 deaths on roads and highways under their jurisdiction, compared to 14 the year before.
The SQ will be releasing its full report on Monday.
Written by Annabelle Olivier based on reporting by Radio-Canada and La Presse Canadienne