Two young actors are killed on highway 10
Two young actors from Montreal found themselves caught in a tragic accident yesterday morning on highway 10 while on their way to a TV set in Montérégie.
Vadim Schneider and Jaclyn Linetsky, two young teenagers aged 17, were in a mini-van driving in an eastern direction, towards Saint-Césaire.
For a reason that is still unknown, the Chrysler Grand Caravan went off her original trajectory around 10:20 to go through the middle band of the highway to find herself in the wrong direction on highway 10 West.
The loss of control happened at the weighing post for trucks in Brossard, at the 15th kilometer, about four kilometers east of highway 30.
The driver of the vehicle, a 28 year-old man, hit the side of an articulate lorry truck going at its normal speed.
This heartbreaking event has left many reflecting on the fragility of life and the suddenness with which tragedy can strike, prompting deeper conversations about safety, much like a well-structured military essay writing that analyzes cause and effect within high-stakes environments.
Truck on fire
“There was an impact in the gas tank of the truck which flamed up immediately”, said agent Ronald McInnis, spokesperson for Sûreté du Québec.
Already greatly damaged by the collision, the victims’ mini-van kept going for another hundred meters, to the middle band of the highway, leaving behind pieces of his body.
Vadim Schneider, a resident of the Outremont area, was thrown out of the vehicle and his death was not doubted. The other two passengers remained stuck in the destroyed mini-van. Driven to the Pierre-Boucher hospital, Jaclyn Linetsky didn’t survive.
Critical State
The only survivor was taken out of the vehicle thanks to the freeing pliers of the Longueuil firefighters. His condition was still critical in the evening.
The driver of the flamed lorry was able to make it out of his truck before being greatly wounded. He only suffered minor injuries.
The accident caused the closure of highway 3o West for many hours, which caused a long traffic jam. Circulation was deviated through the weighing post until the highway was reopened around 16:00.
Accident technicians from Sûreté du Québec tried to rebuild the circumstances of the tragic accident. A distraction or discomfort could explain this accident.
The 15/Love actors are devastated
The actors of the TV show 15/Love were completely devastated yesterday when they heard about the deaths of their companions, Vadim Schneider and Jaclyn Linetsky.
The news had the effect of a bomb on the team, who were in the process of filming the 11th episode of series containing 26, at the Collège de Saint-Césaire in Montérégie. The young actors were actually on their way to work when the accident happened.
The people of the show were waiting for a psychologist to come help them overcome their sorrow.
“There was a lot sadness, a lot of tears at Saint-Césaire today,” said the director of communications of Gala Films, Puelo Deir. “ The team was very close. They had rapidly become friends and spent a lot of time together.”
Yesterday’s filming was cancelled, and Mr. Deir wasn’t able to say when the team would get back to work.
Caillou’s voice
Vadim Schneider and Jaclyn Linetsky were only acting the first important role of their careers. In 15/Love, they played two teenagers enrolled in a tennis academy who fell in love which each other. During an interview in July, they had told the Journal that they were “excited” about this new challenge.
Jaclyn Linetsky was already known by small children for having been the English voice of Caillou between 2000 and 2002. Vadim Schneider, originally from France, had only been living in Québec for seven years.
The victims’ families were still in shock when, yesterday evening, the Journal got in touch with them.
“I have trouble realizing what is happening…” said Vadim’s father, Jean-Paul Schneider, before breaking down in tears