Woman dead, two hurt in Beauceville crash
CBC News
Posted: Dec 11, 2012 4:54 PM ET
Last Updated: Dec 11, 2012 9:27 PM ET
Police investigate a violent crash near Beauceville, Que. that killed one woman and left two men with serious injuries.
A woman was killed and two other people seriously injured in a head-on crash in the Beauce region.
The crash happened just after 12:15 p.m. on Highway 173 near Beauceville, 90 kilometres south of Quebec City.
The 62-year-old female driver was heading south when her car crossed the centre line and collided with a northbound car. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her 56-year-old passenger was taken to hospital in critical condition.
The other driver, a man in his 70s, is also in hospital with serious injuries.
The highway was closed until mid-afternoon, as police investigated the crash.
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