A 52-year-old bicycle owner is combating for her life after being struck by a car within the Lachine borough early Wednesday morning.
Based on police stories, the girl was hit by a automobile whereas crossing the intersection of Saint-Pierre Avenue and Notre-Dame Road at round 7:20 a.m.
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When police arrived on the scene the bicycle owner and her mangled bike have been discovered together with the broken car, a number of meters away from the intersection based on SPVM spokesperson, Manuel Couture.
“The bicycle owner was on the bottom and was closely injured. She was despatched to hospital in crucial situation and medical doctors concern for her life, “Couture stated.
The male driver was additionally despatched to hospital and was handled for shock.
Montreal police consider the bicycle owner was hit whereas touring south on Saint-Pierre assembly the motive force head-on who was coming from the westbound route.
It stays unclear based on Couture who’s at fault within the incident, though failure to respect site visitors lights is suspected as a trigger for the collision.
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Investigators from the collision unit have taken over the case.
Officers say they are going to be utilizing footage from video surveillance and site visitors cameras to find out the circumstance of the occasion.
Couture stated the intersection is understood to be problematic and harmful with a number of lethal collisions having occurred previously.
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