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Police search for group of migrants after vehicle collision near Canada-U.S. border

HEMMINGFORD, QUEBEC, JUL 13 – Authorities are searching for eight undocumented migrants who fled after a collision involving an impaired driver near the Canada-U.S. border, with four migrants injured, police said.

  • A collision occurred early Sunday, September 10, 2024, near Hemmingford, Quebec, involving an SUV carrying migrants and a second vehicle with an impaired driver.
  • The crash occurred on Route 202 in a remote area often used for smuggling undocumented migrants who are thought to have entered Canada illegally from the U.S. border.
  • Four individuals inside the vehicle carrying migrants sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were hospitalized, while an estimated six to eight others escaped on foot, leading to a coordinated search effort.
  • The 48-year-old American driver of the second vehicle was arrested for impaired driving, many victims lacked identification, and the rollover cause remains under investigation.
  • This incident highlights ongoing challenges in migrant smuggling near the border and coordinated efforts by SQ and RCMP to locate the missing individuals.
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Radio-Canada broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
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