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| Five dead in Canada flyover crush | Five dead in Canada flyover crush |
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| A motorway flyover collapse near Montreal in Canada has killed at least five people in two cars, Canadian police have said. | A motorway flyover collapse near Montreal in Canada has killed at least five people in two cars, Canadian police have said. |
| Drivers watched in horror as the flyover collapsed on Saturday, crushing at least two cars and sending others plunging into the gap. | Drivers watched in horror as the flyover collapsed on Saturday, crushing at least two cars and sending others plunging into the gap. |
| Police spokeswoman Isabelle Gendron said three people were found in one car and two more in the second vehicle. | Police spokeswoman Isabelle Gendron said three people were found in one car and two more in the second vehicle. |
| At least five other people were injured in the incident. | At least five other people were injured in the incident. |
| The vehicles were crushed so badly they barely came up to the knees of firefighters recovering wreckage from the rubble. | |
| Motorists' calls | Motorists' calls |
| Several motorists were reported to have called Canada's LCN TV channel and reported seeing cracks in the flyover and debris falling on to the road below. | Several motorists were reported to have called Canada's LCN TV channel and reported seeing cracks in the flyover and debris falling on to the road below. |
| Police said three lanes of the flyover and a pedestrian pavement collapsed onto Highway 19 below. Four vehicles were said to be on the flyover at the time - a motorcycle, two cars and a minivan. | Police said three lanes of the flyover and a pedestrian pavement collapsed onto Highway 19 below. Four vehicles were said to be on the flyover at the time - a motorcycle, two cars and a minivan. |
| Driver Manon Joly said she had just dropped off her daughter at a dance class when the flyover collapsed. | Driver Manon Joly said she had just dropped off her daughter at a dance class when the flyover collapsed. |
| "I slowed down and then all of a sudden everything collapsed like a house of cards," she said. "There were three or four cars that plunged into the hole right in front of me." | "I slowed down and then all of a sudden everything collapsed like a house of cards," she said. "There were three or four cars that plunged into the hole right in front of me." |
| Witness Jean-Nicolas Turcotte said he was woken up by the collapse. | Witness Jean-Nicolas Turcotte said he was woken up by the collapse. |
| "I was sleeping when the large crash woke me up. At first I thought it was an earthquake or an accident. I looked out the window and heard people screaming," Mr Turcotte was quoted by the AP news agency. | "I was sleeping when the large crash woke me up. At first I thought it was an earthquake or an accident. I looked out the window and heard people screaming," Mr Turcotte was quoted by the AP news agency. |
| The incident is similar to another collapse on the island of Laval north of Montreal in 2000 which killed one person and injured two. | The incident is similar to another collapse on the island of Laval north of Montreal in 2000 which killed one person and injured two. |