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Traffic accident forces closure of Route 117. (File photo)
Photo : Radio-Canada / Carl Boivin
Posted at 2:56 p.m. EDTUpdated at 4:30 p.m. EDT
A person is in serious condition following a traffic accident on Route 117, between Malartic and Rivière-Héva.
h to go to the road between Malartic and Rivière Héva, for a head-on collision between two vehicles”,”text”:”The police officers of the MRC de la Vallée-de-l’Or were called around 1 p.m. to go to the road between Malartic and Rivière Héva, for a head-on collision between two vehicles”}}”>Police officers from the MRC de la Vallée-de-l’Or were called around 1 p.m. to go to the road between Malartic and Rivière Héva, for a head-on collision between two vehicles
explains Hugues Beaulieu, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec.
He added that several people were involved in the accident, and one of them was even feared for his life.
Emergency services are on scene while the road is closed indefinitely for the purposes of the investigation. A detour is possible via Chemin du Lac-Malartic.
More details to come.
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