MONTREAL – A 19-year-old man is dead and a second person seriously injured after police say he lost control and rolled his vehicle in the small community of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, near Valleyfield in the Montérégie.
Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officers were called to the scene of the crash on du Pont Street at 2 a.m. Sunday.
According to police, the vehicle was heading south on du Pont when the driver lost control near the intersection of Saint-Joseph Street.
Sgt. Claude Denis with the SQ said the car rolled several times before hitting two trees and landing upside down near a resident’s home.
The 19-year-old driver and his 20-year-old male passenger were both taken to hospital, where the driver was pronounced dead.
The passenger suffered serious injuries but police said his life is not in danger.
Collision experts were at the scene to determine the cause of the crash.
Investigators are hoping to meet with the survivor of the collision in the near future.
While the investigation is still underway, officers believe speeding may have been a contributing factor in the crash.