Police say people have been seriously injured after a vehicle plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in Amqui, in Quebec's Bas-St-Laurent region.
Provincial police Sgt. Claude Doiron did not say how many people were hit but said some are badly hurt and their lives may be in danger.
Doiron said the incident happened just after 3 p.m. along St-Benoit Boulevard in Amqui, about 350 kilometres northeast of Quebec City. Public Security Minister Francois Bonnardel said preliminary information suggests there was a "serious accident," adding that teams are en route.Enquête en cours. Les informations préliminaires rapportent un grave accident à Amqui. Les équipes sont en route et nous suivons la situation de près. Nous sommes en contact avec le député
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