Man killed in Papineauville crash

Posted Apr 10, 2012 10:18:48 AM.

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PAPINEAUVILLE – A fatal crash has closed both directions of Highway 1-48 in Papineauville.

Sergeant Dan Thibideau of Sûreté du Québec tells 1310News, the collision happened just after 6:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.

“An automobile was heading westbound and for unknown reasons veered into oncoming traffic and collided with a tractor trailer that was heading eastbound.”

The driver of the car was killed on impact while the operator of the tractor trailer was uninjured.

The highway will remain closed while police investigate. A detour has been set up to re-route traffic.

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