A snowmobiler is dead after veering off a trail in Thetford Mines, Que. on Saturday.
Police say emergency services were called at around 9:30 p.m. to the scene, which sits in the Chaudière-Appalaches region about 100 kilometres south of Quebec City.
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A provincial police spokesperson says the 50-year-old driver was heading north when he careened off the trail and ended up in a ditch.
Authorities say they tried to revive the man, who was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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The reason for the accident remains under investigation.
The man was part of a group of snowmobilers, but initial reports say no one witnessed the incident.
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