Cyclist sustains serious head injury when struck by vehicle crossing street

A cyclist is in the hospital with a head injury after he was struck by a vehicle crossing the street near Maisonneuve Park in Montreal.

Montreal police (SPVM) say that officers were notified about a collision between a cyclist and a vehicle on Pie-IX Boulevard at Laurier Avenue East at around 6:40 a.m.

Officers responded to find a 46-year-old man with serious head injuries, who was conscious when he was transported to the hospital.

“A vehicle was travelling on Pie XI heading north and hit the cyclist who was crossing the intersection heading east,” said SPVM spokesperson Veronique Dubuc.

The 19-year-old man who was driving and the 23-year-old woman who was in the passenger seat were transported to the hospital

Police are waiting to hear on the cyclist’s health status. 

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