MONTREAL – A 27-year-old man is in stable condition in hospital after a high-speed single car accident on the westbound 20 service road.
It happened around 1:40 a.m. near 1st Avenue in Lachine.
The driver of a speeding car lost control of his vehicle, hitting a lamppost and then colliding into a tree.
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The car was cut in half.
The man was later was found by police wandering along the highway.
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“The driver was transported to hospital. He was concious at the time,” said Jean-Pierre Brabant, with Montreal police.
“We don’t fear for his life.”
Police blame the accident on excessive speed.
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