Quebec provincial police say a street race around 4:30 Friday morning appears to have led to a fatal crash on Highway 25 near the town of Saint-Esprit.

Sgt. Daniel Thibaudeau of the Sûreté du Québec said a car crashed into the back of a transport truck early Friday morning and became lodged there.

The driver, a man, was declared dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was not injured.

"Certain witnesses on the scene report that just prior to this collision there was maybe a race between this car and another car heading in the same direction," he told CBC.

Police are looking for the driver of another car, a white Subaru Impreza WRX, who fled the scene after the collision. He said that driver may face charges.

The SQ is also looking for four other drivers who were at the intersection where the accident took place at the time that it happened.

Highway 25 was closed in both directions for about an hour at Saint-Esprit. The southbound lane is closed to traffic.