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One person dead after vehicle flips into Saint-Eustache river

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One person dead after vehicle flips into river
WATCH: One person is dead and another is in hospital after a car flipped into Saint-Eustache’s du Chicot River Sunday morning – Dec 4, 2016

One person is dead after a car was found upside down in the du Chicot River, near Terry Fox Street and Mathers Avenue, in Saint-Eustache Sunday morning.

According to Saint-Eustache police, at 6:20 a.m. a woman walked into a store on Terry Fox Street near the scene of the crash to report a vehicle that was involved in an accident was in the river.

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When officers arrived, they pulled one person from the wreckage and performed CPR.

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The victim, whose identity has yet to be released, was taken to hospital where their death was pronounced.

Police confirmed the woman who reported the incident was a passenger in the vehicle. She was taken to hospital and is in stable condition.

The circumstances surrounding the crash are unclear.

The investigation continues.

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