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Teenager dies, three injured when Outaouais street race ends in crash

The Sûreté du Québec conducted blood tests on the driver to determine whether they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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The driver and the three passengers — all minors — were taken to hospital.
The driver and the three passengers — all minors — were taken to hospital. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette

A 16-year-old girl is dead and three people are injured after a street race in the town of Lochaber in Quebec’s Outaouais region ended in a crash Sunday afternoon.

A young man in critical condition was sent to a hospital for children in Ottawa. The driver and another passenger are listed as being in stable condition.

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A Sûreté du Québec spokesperson said blood tests had been conducted on the driver to determine whether they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the incident.

The crash occurred at 4:45 p.m., when two cars engaged in a street race. The driver of one of the cars lost control of the vehicle and it crashed into a ravine. The driver and the three passengers — all minors — were taken to hospital.

Investigators will question the driver once his health permits. The occupants of the other vehicle were uninjured and police will question the 18-year-old driver and other witnesses.