The beginning of the vacation murderer

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A fatal accident occurred at about 4: 30 yesterday morning on highway 175 in St-Lambert-de-Lauzon, in the Beauce region.

Vincent Larin

Saturday, 22 July, 2017 23:12

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Deemed to be particularly deadly this time of year, the roads in Quebec have already been three deaths since the start of the construction holiday, Friday.

Two people died in as many accidents on Saturday in the Quebec city area, while two other individuals are based in a serious condition. We aren’t afraid for their lives, said the spokesman of the Sûreté du Québec, Ann Mathieu.

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A man has been seriously injured in a collision on highway 30 near the rue Des Érables Valleyfield.

A motorcyclist of 30 years killed life in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, the day before, after being involved in a collision with another vehicle.

Last year, 11 deaths had been reported in as many collisions on the roads of Québec for the entire duration of the construction holiday.

The Sûreté du Québec had indicated that it was one of the best balance sheets in recent years. In 2015, fifteen collisions had caused 21 deaths during the two weeks of leave. Alcohol, speed, and an attempt to overcome are mentioned among the causes of the deaths occurred Saturday.

A lot of traffic

The first accident occurred in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, in the Beauce region, where a vehicle rammed into an electric pole for some unknown reason. The passenger, 21-year-old died, while the driver of 25 years is in a critical state.

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A motorcyclist died in a collision yesterday morning on highway Charest east in the direction of the boulevard Robert-Bourassa, in Quebec city.

To 6: 30 p.m., a motorcyclist 67-year-old lost his life during a collision with a heavy truck on the autoroute Charest in Quebec city.

The large number of drivers present on the roads of Quebec explains part of this fateful beginning of the vacation of the building, says the Sûreté du Québec, which encourages drivers to be vigilant.

“The origin of the majority of the collisions remains the human factor and therefore the situations are preventable,” explains a spokesperson for the SQ, Ann Mathieu.

Two motorcyclists have died since Friday, bringing to 14 the number of fatal collisions involving motorbikes on the roads of Quebec since the beginning of the year.

Shared responsibility

In front of this considerable number of accidents, the director-general of the Federation of motorcyclists in Quebec, Jean-Pierre Fréchette, reminds us that the responsibility is shared between road users.

“Yes, these accidents involve motorcyclists, but a part of the responsibility also goes to the motorists who need to be more attentive to their environment,” he says.

It encourages all motorcyclists to wear light-colored clothes that cover their entire body, a way to reduce the severity of injury in case of accident.

According to the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), there were 54 deaths on a motorcycle in 2016, while in 2015 there were as many as 50. According to the average of the last five years, there is an increase of 22 %.

— With the QMI Agency