2 dead after collision in Quebec's Eastern Townships

Two people are dead after their vehicles collided on Saturday morning in Quebec's Eastern Townships, according to provincial police.

The Sret du Qubec (SQ) says emergency services were called around 5:45 a.m.about a head-on collision on Highway 55 North in Ulverton, Que.

A southbound vehicle was travelling against the flow of traffic before it collidedwith another vehicle, police learned.

A woman in her 20s and a man in his 40s were rushed to hospital.

They were pronounced dead there, according to the SQ.

An investigator and collision reconstruction analysts are trying to determine the cause ofthe collision.

Traffic lanes were reopened at 1 p.m.