Frederic Serre
The 1019 Report

Snow and slippery road conditions are being blamed for a head-on collision in Coteau du Lac last weekend that sent five people to hospital.

According to Stéphane Tremblay of the Sûreté du Québec, the accident happened last Saturday afteroon on Highway 201 near Ruisseau Nord Road when a Subaru and a Hyundai collided head on. It is estimated that both vehicles were travelling about 70 kilometres per hour, Tremblay said, adding that blowing snow and icy patches probably led to the crash.

All five occupants of both cars were sent to hospital with minor injuries, although one person suffered a fractured thigh bone. Highway 201 was closed for several hours.