Woman, 36, dies in construction zone crash on HWY 40 West

WATCH ABOVE: A 46-year-old man will appear in Joliette court on Monday where he faces possible charges of impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving after a fatal collision on Highway 40 West near Montreal.

MONTREAL – A 36-year-old woman is dead after the car she was in was rear-ended on Highway 40 West in Charlemagne, northeast of Montreal.

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The incident happened around midnight in a construction zone, as three lanes merged into one.

A Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officer told Global News that the crash happened when a car in the right lane cut across three lanes of traffic and slammed in the victim’s car from behind. The victim was in stop-and-go traffic at the beginning of the construction zone.

The suspect, 46, was taken to hospital where blood samples were taken.

The man will appear in Joliette court on Monday and is facing possible charges of impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving.