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Woman dies after vehicle strikes parked semi-trailer in Gracefield

A woman in her 20s is dead after the vehicle she was in struck a parked semi-trailer in the western Quebec town, according to initial information from the Sret du Qubec.

Driver of vehicle arrested, no charges laid as of Saturday afternoon

A street on a summer day with a trailer on the side of the road and an orange traffic cone near it.
Quebec police investigate a fatal crash in Gracefield, Que., on Sept. 28, 2024 that killed a woman in her 20s. (David Bates/Radio-Canada)

A woman in her 20s is dead after a two-vehicle crashin Gracefield, Que., provincial police say.

Emergency crews were called to the scene of the crash on rue Principale at around 1 a.m. Saturday, according to the Sret du Qubec(SQ).

According to initial information, the driver of a vehicle struck a parked semi-trailer, Const.lizabeth Marquis-Guy told Radio-Canada.

The woman was a passenger in the movingvehicle, Marquis-Guy said.

The driver, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, was arrested on suspicions of impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death, police said.

As of Saturday afternoon no charges had been filed against him.

With files from Radio-Canada