Hit by a truck driver who fled after the collision, a father and a mother were ejected from their vehicle in front of their three children, Wednesday evening, near Saint-Hyacinthe.
The tragedy occurred around 9:15 p.m. at the corner of 5e Avenue and rang Saint-Augustin, in Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot.
According to the authorities, a truck driver never made his mandatory stop at the intersection, violently hitting a minivan on board which was a small family of five.
Under the force of the impact, the 29-year-old driver and his 27-year-old spouse were both ejected from the vehicle, while the trucker never stopped to help them, preferring to continue on his way.
The mother-of-one was taken to hospital in critical condition and doctors still feared for her life on Thursday morning, the day after the collision.
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As for the father, he suffered serious injuries that are not life-threatening.
The three children were slightly injured.
A vast search operation was carried out in the area, and the offending trucker was quickly located about ten kilometers away, while traveling on Highway 20, in the Saint-Eugène-de-Grantham sector.
The police then arrested him.
The suspect, a 21-year-old young man, was scheduled to appear Thursday afternoon at the Saint-Hyacinthe courthouse, on charges of hit and run causing injury and dangerous driving causing injury.
