An STM Bus Hit & Killed A Man In Montreal On Monday

The man was 46 years old.

Staff Writer

An STM bus fatally struck a man in Montreal on Monday night, according to the SPVM.

The SPVM tells MTL Blog that first responders were dispatched to the corner of avenue Chateaubriand and rue de Castelnau in Villeray at around 11 p.m. after a 911 call.

The bus was heading westbound and made a left turn when it struck the pedestrian.

Paramedics found the 46-year-old pedestrian under the bus and pronounced him dead on the scene. The circumstances of the collision are still under investigation.

The bus driver, a 53-year-old man, was transported to the hospital to be treated for shock, according to police.

This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.

  • Teddy Elliot
  • Teddy Elliot was a Staff Writer for MTL Blog. He was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec and has a B.A. in Literature. Teddy has been a journalist for three years and was once an English teacher. His creative work has appeared in The Blasted Tree and Parenthetical Magazine. When he's not chasing scoops, Teddy can be found cheering on Aston Villa and listening to 80s power ballads. He was shortlisted for a Digital Publishing Award in 2021.

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