69-year-old woman dead after being trapped under a bus in Montreal North
Posted December 17, 2024 10:22 pm.
Last Updated December 17, 2024 10:27 pm.
A 69-year-old woman is dead after she was “trapped” under a bus in the Montreal North borough of Montreal, on Tuesday.
According to the spokesperson for the Montreal Police Service (SPVM), Mariane Allaire-Morin, around 4:20 p.m., a call was received by emergency services regarding a collision between a pedestrian and a bus.
The accident reportedly took place at the intersection of Henri-Bourassa and Lacordaire boulevards.
The victim was crossing Henri-Bourassa Boulevard on foot heading north at the same time as the bus was travelling on the boulevard heading west. She was then transported to a hospital.
“The victim (…) found herself trapped under the bus and suffered serious injuries,” said the SPVM spokesperson.
The scene is currently being protected and investigators, assisted by a reconstructionist, are trying to shed light on the circumstances of the accident.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
