A 17-year-old boy is in critical condition after being impaled by a fence post during a serious crash in Laval early Thursday morning.
The collision happened shortly before 3 a.m. on Blvd. des Oiseaux near Héron street in the Sainte-Rose neighbourhood.
According to preliminary information, four young people between the ages of 15 and 19 were inside a Honda Civic that was travelling at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control. The vehicle struck a lamppost, crashed through a cedar hedge and a fence, and came to rest in the backyard of a residence, stopping just short of an in-ground swimming pool.
Police say a 17-year-old passenger seated in the back of the vehicle was impaled by a fence post during the crash. He was transported to hospital in critical condition and remained in surgery as of Thursday afternoon.
The three other occupants of the vehicle did not suffer serious injuries.
No arrests had been made as of Thursday afternoon, but police say the investigation remains ongoing. Investigators were still on scene Thursday morning working to determine exactly what led to the crash.
