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Woman, 36, dies in construction zone crash on HWY 40 West

WATCH ABOVE: A 46-year-old man will appear in Joliette court on Monday where he faces possible charges of impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving after a fatal collision on Highway 40 West near Montreal.

MONTREAL – A 36-year-old woman is dead after the car she was in was rear-ended on Highway 40 West in Charlemagne, northeast of Montreal.

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The incident happened around midnight in a construction zone, as three lanes merged into one.

A Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officer told Global News that the crash happened when a car in the right lane cut across three lanes of traffic and slammed in the victim’s car from behind. The victim was in stop-and-go traffic at the beginning of the construction zone.

The suspect, 46, was taken to hospital where blood samples were taken.

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The man will appear in Joliette court on Monday and is facing possible charges of impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving.

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