2 dead, 10 injured after truck crashes into multiple vehicles south of Montreal

2 dead, 10 injured in Quebec pile-up Police are trying to determine why the tractor-trailer slammed into several vehicles in a Brossard construction zone.

Two people are dead and 10 others are injured after a multi-vehicle pile-up on the South Shore of Montreal.

The incident occurred at 10:30 p.m. in a roadwork zone on the eastbound Highway 30 in Brossard, near the border of Longueuil.

According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), the driver of a large truck did not slow down as he approached a work zone near Grande-Allée Boulevard.

He crashed into seven vehicles in front of him.

The occupants of one car, 42-year-old woman and an 11-year-old boy, were killed, and a 55-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were seriously injured.

The SQ says it fears for their lives.

Eight others were transported to hospital to be treated for various injuries.

The driver of the truck was treated for shock.

One lane on the eastbound Highway 30 has since been reopened to traffic between Grande-Allée and Route 112.