An accident of rare violence, killing two people and injuring six, occurred in Pointe-des-Lascars yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, October 4,
It seems that the car, driven by a policeman in his twenties, went off the road and ended up against a tree. On board the vehicle were eight people. The bodies of the two victims were taken to the morgue for autopsy. The victims were a 15-year-old college student and a 19 year old resident of Rivière-du-Rempart.
An investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of this tragedy. The driver, a police officer assigned to the Special Supporting Unit (SSU) would have tested positive for alcohol.