Three children, two adults have life-threatening injuries after a highway accident in Quebec

A Sûreté du Québec police car is seen in Montreal, Que., on July 22, 2020. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

Two adults and three children are in critical condition today after a serious collision between a truck and a passenger car on a major road motorway southwest of Montreal.

Quebec Provincial police say emergency services have been called to the accident Motorway 20 in St-Zotique, Que., about four miles from the Ontario border, shortly before 11 a.m.

Police spokeswoman Sgt. Catherine Bernard says it appears the truck driver was unable to stop in time because traffic slowed and hit an SUV.

She says the five people in the SUV were taken to hospital and their lives are still in danger.

Bernard says a collision investigator is being sent to the scene.

The motorway– which continues as Motorway 401 on the other side of the Ontario border – remains closed to westbound traffic.