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Montreal Police Are Still Trying To Identify The Pedestrian Hit By A Car On Saturday Night

A man struck by a car near the corner of Beaubien and Papineau at 3:55 a.m. on Saturday night remains unidentified. The victim is still in critical condition after being hit while crossing the street by a car moving south on Papineau, SPVM spokesperson Julien Lévesque told MTL Blog over the phone.

The collision investigation team arrived at the scene on Saturday, but there are few clues as to the identity of the pedestrian, who is a man estimated to be in his seventies, Lévesque explained.

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A 25-Year-Old Was Hit By An SUV In Downtown Montreal

A pedestrian is in the hospital after getting hit by an SUV in Montreal's Ville-Marie borough early Tuesday morning.

The incident occurred just after 3 a.m., when Montreal police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils said authorities received a 911 call about a collision near the intersection of boulevard René-Lévesque and rue Guy.

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A Crash Near A Montreal Autoroute 40 Construction Site Sent 3 People To The Hospital

Three people are in the hospital after a crash on an autoroute 40 service road in the Montreal borough of Anjou early Monday morning. According to preliminary information shared by police, one of the vehicles involved, a pickup truck carrying a trailer, was exiting a highway construction site at the time of the collision.

The incident occurred at around 2:45 a.m., when SPVM spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils says authorities received a 911 call about a crash between two vehicles on the eastbound service road near boulevard Langelier.

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An STM Bus Crashed Into A Parked Truck After The Driver Allegedly Fell Asleep

The STM is investigating after one of its drivers allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a parked truck, the company confirmed to MTL Blog. Agence QMI was the first to report this story.

The incident occurred near the intersection of boulevards Maurice-Duplessis and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin in Rivière-des-Prairies at around 2:30 a.m. Friday. It was a 380 bus travelling west.

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A Montreal Police Car Got Into A Crash After Apparently Going Through A Red Light

Four people were transported to the hospital after a collision involving a Montreal police vehicle and a car on Sunday.

The collision occurred at around 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of rue Hochelaga and boulevard Pie-IX in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.

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Montreal Police Say A Pedestrian Was Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By A Vehicle

A pedestrian was left with serious injuries after getting hit by a vehicle in Montreal's Rosemont–La-Petite-Patrie borough Wednesday night, Montreal police report.

The collision occurred near the intersection of avenue de Lorimier and rue Saint-Zotique at around 10 p.m. SPVM spokesperson Raphaël Bergeron said the driver was heading south on de Lorimier when he hit the pedestrian, a woman.

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A Pedestrian Has Died After Getting Hit & Dragged By A Truck In Montreal

Montreal police confirmed Monday morning that a pedestrian who got hit and dragged by a truck in the Centre-Sud neighbourhood of Ville-Marie on Sunday has died.

The collision occurred at around 12 p.m. near the intersection of boulevard de Maisonneuve and avenue de Lorimier. A police spokesperson said the pedestrian became stuck underneath the truck and was dragged two metres. It's not clear how the pedestrian, a 34-year-old man, got lodged under the vehicle.

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A Driver Smashed A Bunch Of Cars On A Montreal Street Then Abandoned Their Own Car & Fled

Driving in Montreal has become more tumultuous lately, what with the huge sinkhole on Papineau and our always-interesting road rules. Now apparently even parking your car for the night may have its perils. A March 29 hit-and-run incident on a Montreal street left several cars damaged.

According to Officer Manuel Couture of the SPVM, the hit-and-run occurred around 10:45 p.m on Tuesday night. An unidentified driver crashed into multiple cars parked on the street in a residential area on rue Berri near rue Sauriol in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

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A Ceiling Tile In Montreal's Ville-Marie Tunnel Fell Off & A Car Drove Into It

Traffic lanes have reopened after a ceiling tile in Montreal's Ville-Marie Tunnel came loose and was hanging low and a car drove into it at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29. The tile may have caused some material damage but no one was injured, Quebec Ministry of Transport spokesperson Sarah Bensadoun told Narcity Québec.

La Presse was the first to report this story.

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A 29-Year-Old Woman Was Dragged By A Montreal School Bus & Is In Critical Condition

A woman was hit and dragged by a Montreal school bus on Tuesday morning in Ville Saint-Laurent.

According to SPVM spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils, a 911 call was made around 6:50 a.m. for "a collision between a school bus and a pedestrian."

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Montreal Sledding Accidents Have Spiked So A Hospital Put Out Tips To Avoid Crashes

The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint-Justine just released safety guidelines for children and their parents looking to go sledding this winter — in particular, choosing sledding locations carefully, always sledding with adult supervision and always wearing a helmet.

Sledding activities have become more popular since the beginning of the pandemic, as kids and teens are looking for more opportunities to get out of the house and have some fun. With this increased time outdoors, there's an increased risk of injury, as the CHU Sainte-Justine has seen.

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A Woman Died In A Crash That Propelled A Car Onto Montreal's Lachine Canal

Montreal police are reporting that a woman in her 70s has died after a crash threw a car onto the ice of Montreal's Lachine Canal.

According to information from SPVM spokesperson Raphaël Bergeron, the incident began with a collision between a truck and an SUV at the intersection of avenue Dollard and rue Saint-Patrick in the borough of LaSalle at around 9:30 a.m. Monday morning.

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