A collision involving two vehicles left one person dead Friday evening on Route 108, near the intersection with Wheeler Road in Cookshire-Eaton, in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. According to Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Béatrice Dorsainville, the driver of the first vehicle veered out of their lane for an unknown reason before colliding with another vehicle travelling in the opposite direction. The driver of the first vehicle, who was alone in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision when emergency services arrived at around 7:15 p.m. Dorsainville said that there were six people in the second vehicle, and that they were all taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries. Road 108 was closed to traffic while the investigation was underway, before being reopened at around midnight. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Oct. 17, 2026.
