Driver dies after colliding with a moose in Quebec

A moose was struck on a Quebec highway on July 16, 2026, killing the driver. (Pexels)

A driver in his 40s died Thursday morning after colliding with a moose in Saint-Jean-de-Lalande, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec.

Officers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) were called to Route Saint-Jean around 5:30 a.m. regarding a collision involving a vehicle and a moose.

The driver, a local man, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Frédéric Deshaies, an SQ spokesperson.

The area was closed to traffic Thursday morning to allow a police officer trained in collision investigation to analyze the scene and shed light on the circumstances of the incident.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on July 16, 2026.