A man from Clare has been charged after an October collision killed two people.

The 34-year-old was arrested Monday in Saint Alphonse.

He is facing two counts of impaired driving causing death in the crash on Highway 1 in Mavillette.

RCMP say the man’s vehicle veered out of its lane and collided head-on with another car.

A 77-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, she was a passenger in the other car.

Another passenger later died in hospital, two others suffered serious injuries.

The man was released and is scheduled to appear in court in February