Series of collisions lead to closure on stretch of Highway 20 near Val-Alain
Provincial police say about 200 cars were involved in accidents or affected by the closure
A series of collisions has forced the closure of Highway 20 Eastbound near Val-Alain, about 70 kilometres southwest of Quebec City.
Provincial police say about 200 cars were involved in accidents or affected by the closure.
As of Saturday afternoon, police are not reporting any major injuries, but there is a lot of material damage.
Firefighters and paramedics are on hand to try to clear the cars from the road.
Police say there were around a dozen transport trucks involved but they managed to avoid hitting the cars by veering off onto the shoulder.
The stretch of Highway 20 Eastbound is closed between kilometre markers 250 to 278.
One motorist, Nabila Rhanem, told Radio-Canada she did everything to avoid colliding with another car.
She was scared, especially since she had her five-month-old baby in the vehicle.
Since she was sliding on the road and visibility was poor, Rhanem opted to pull off to the side.
"It sure was a little traumatic," she said. "I think we were lucky."