Two-hundred car pileup shuts down Highway 20 in Val-Alain

A series of collisions and wipeouts involving 200 cars shut down a section of eastbound Highway 20 outside of Quebec City on Saturday afternoon.

Police aren’t reporting any major injuries in the pileup, but say tow trucks are hustling to clear the road, which is scattered with debris and cars.

Heavy snow and ice are likely the cause of the accident in Val-Alain.

“I can’t give an exact timeline, but the road should be reopened soon,” a spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec said. “In the meantime, there’s a detour in place, but ideally avoid the area.”

Val-Alain is about 70 kilometres west of the provincial capital. Low pressure storm systems are expected to sweep through Quebec into Sunday and Monday.

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