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Speed and alcohol possible factors after car flips in Pointe-Claire crash

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2 men injured in Pointe-Claire crash
WATCH ABOVE: Montreal police are investigating after two men were injured when the car they were in slammed into a lamppost and landed upside down on Saint-Jean Boulevard in Pointe-Claire – May 28, 2016

MONTREAL – Saint-Jean Boulevard in Pointe-Claire was closed to traffic for several hours after a crash that saw two injured when a car slammed into a lamppost before landing upside down.

The incident happened at 4: 20 a.m. Saturday when the driver of a car heading southbound on the boulevard lost control of his vehicle near Holiday Avenue.

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“He hit a lamppost,” said Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant. “Following the impact the car landed upside down in the other lane.”

The 24-year-old man driving the car was rushed to hospital but police say his life is not in danger.

A 25-year-old male passenger was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

Police believe that speed and alcohol may have been contributing factors in the crash.

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Police have requested a blood sample.

The investigation continues.

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