The Thanksgiving long weekend took a tragic turn for the family of a young woman whose vehicle was the first to be hit in a five-vehicle pileup Friday evening in Scott, Beauce.

“The Sûreté du Québec unfortunately confirmed this morning the death of a 24-year-old female driver,” said Sergeant Maryté Bolduc, spokesperson for the SQ, in an interview on Saturday.

Emergency services were called to Highway 73 at around 5:30 p.m., where a van traveling northbound reportedly veered out of its lane, hitting the victim’s vehicle head-on.

“We’re talking about five vehicles that were involved. The collision occurred in a construction zone,” said Sergeant Bolduc.

Three other people were injured, two men and a child, but their injuries are not life-threatening. “Their injuries are considered minor,”

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