Woman dies after veering off road and crashing ATV

A close up of an ATV. (Pexels)

A woman in her 60s died after a vehicle ran off the road on Saturday in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Que.

Around 6 p.m., emergency services were called to a private property in the Rang Saint-Joseph area of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton. An off-road vehicle had veered off the road.

“The driver, a woman in her 60s from Nicolet, was unfortunately found dead at the scene,” said Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Sergeant Frédéric Deshaies.

A crash investigator went to the scene of the accident to analyze and better understand the causes and circumstances surrounding the incident.

An investigation is underway.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on May 31, 2026.