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Two teens are dead and two are in hospital in critical condition after a crash in Joliette, early Monday morning.

Police said the crash happened at around 2 a.m. on Base-de-Roc Boulevard in Joliette.

According to Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Marc Tessier, the driver — a 15-year-old boy — lost control of the vehicle in a curve before smashing into a tree.

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Two of the passengers, boys aged 14 and 17, died while two other boys, aged 13 and 16, were rushed to hospital in critical condition.

“They are fighting for their lives,” Tessier said.

The driver suffered only minor injuries.

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According to Tessier, speed may have been a factor in the deadly crash.

Tessier also said the boy was underage. In Quebec, a driver must be at least 16 years old to obtain a driver’s licence.

The vehicle belonged to the parents of one of the teens involved in the collision, but police have yet to specify whose car was used.

The driver was being met by investigators on Monday morning.

He has since been released with a promise to appear in Joliette youth court on Nov. 15.

Tessier said the teen could be charged with dangerous driving causing death and criminal negligence causing death.