BQ member Benoit Sauvageau dies in traffic accident near Montreal

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MONTREAL (CP) - The Bloc Quebecois has lost one of the MPs who was swept to office 13 years ago when the sovereigntist party became Official Opposition under Lucien Bouchard.

Benoit Sauvageau, 42, was killed Monday in a traffic accident in his Montreal-area riding when his vehicle hit a tow truck on the side of the road.

Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe praised Sauvageau as a hard working and determined MP who knew everyone in his riding.

"He was respected not only in the sovereigntist camp but by his adversaries who always recognized him for his honesty and his determination," Duceppe said in Quebec City.

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