Two motorcyclists killed in a collision in the Gaspé Peninsula

Two motorcyclists were killed on Saturday in a collision in Saint-André-de-Restigouche, in the Gaspé Peninsula.

The accident occurred shortly before 3:30 p.m. when the motorbike collided with a vehicle on Route 132, according to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).

The two people on the motorbike, a man in his 40s and a woman in her 50s, were taken to hospital where they were sadly pronounced dead, said Sergeant Frédéric Deshaies, a spokesperson for the SQ.

Both victims were from Rimouski, he added.

As the investigation is in its early stages, it is impossible to “speculate on the factors” that contributed to the accident, Deshaies said.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on June 28, 2026.