Tractor accident kills two people in Portneuf, near Quebec City

File photo - 911 emergency services line. (Daniel J. Rowe/CTV News)

Two people lost their lives in a tractor accident in Portneuf, near the Quebec City area.

Emergency services were called on Saturday afternoon, around 4:15 p.m., to Rue de la Rivière in this small municipality of 3,500 inhabitants.

“According to initial reports, the tractor was travelling north when, for reasons yet to be determined, it veered off the road and collided with an oncoming vehicle,” explained Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Laurie Avoine.

“Unfortunately, the tractor driver, a 40-year-old man from Saint-Raymond, and the driver of the vehicle, a 71-year-old woman from Portneuf, were pronounced dead at the scene,” said Avoine.

A police officer specializing in collision scenes was called to the scene to analyze the scene and attempt to clarify the circumstances that led to the collision.

The SQ investigation is ongoing.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Sept. 14, 2025.