The crash occurred Saturday morning at Low, northwest of Gatineau.
Published Jan 18, 2025 • 1 minute read
MONTREAL — A man in his 60s has died after striking a tree with a snowmobile in the Outaouais region.
Sûreté du Québec said they received a call about a collision on a snowmobile trail around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday in Low, about 40 kilometres northwest of Gatineau.
SQ spokesperson Sgt. Laurie Avoine said the snowmobiler deviated from the trail for unknown reasons before crashing into the tree.
Avoine said the man was alone on the snowmobile at the time and was thrown off the vehicle after the impact.
He was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead.
The investigation was ongoing.
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