A cyclist, 70, was transported to the hospital and is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in downtown Montreal on Wednesday afternoon.
According to Montreal police (SPVM), several 911 calls were made concerning a collision between a vehicle and a cyclist at the intersection of Rene-Levesque Boulevard and Peel Street in the Ville-Marie borough.
When police arrived on the scene, they located a cyclist on the ground. The man was conscious and was transported to the hospital.
Police say the driver is a 56-year-old man. He was not injured and was not transported to the hospital.
According to information gathered by the police, the vehicle was heading west on Rene-Levesque Boulevard while the cyclist was going north on Peel Street.
“The investigators from the collision unit went to the scene to analyze it and to try to understand the exact circumstances that led to this collision,” SPVM spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefil said.
The police met witnesses, and the investigation is ongoing, Chèvrefil noted.
Police have reopened Rene-Levesque Boulevard westbound between Robert-Bourassa Boulevard and Stanley Street and Peel Street northbound, which had been closed.