Three dead, one injured in fiery crash in Quebec's Montérégie region

A Surete du Quebec police car is seen at their headquarters in Montreal on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

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MONTREAL - Three people are dead and one is injured after a car hit a tree and caught fire south of Montreal.

Emergency services were called to the accident site in St-Paul-de-l'ÃŽle-aux-Noix at about 10 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Provincial police spokesperson Laurie Avoine says the car was travelling southbound when it left its lane, went into a ditch and hit a tree.

It then burst into flames.

Three of the vehicle's occupants died on site, while an 18-year-old woman escaped and was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Avoine says it's too early to know if speed, alcohol or drugs might have been a factor. 

This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published July 20, 2025.

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