A 66-year-old cyclist was killed after being struck by a dump truck on Tuesday afternoon in the Villeray neighborhood in Montreal.
The collision occurred around 2:35 p.m. at the corner of rue de Liège and boulevard Saint-Laurent. The truck driver and the cyclist were traveling southbound on Saint-Laurent Boulevard. The collision occurred when the truck driver made a right turn onto rue de Liège.
Located a few steps from the Metropolitan highway, this intersection has two streets with two directions of traffic. With its six traffic lanes, Saint-Laurent Boulevard is particularly busy. There is no cycle path.
As a result of the impact, the man became trapped under the truck. A team of firefighters and police from Montreal were called to the scene to root out the man.
The sixty-year-old was transported to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Boulevard Saint-Laurent was closed southbound from Boulevard Crémazie. Collision investigators were requested at the scene. They were assisted by reconstitutionists in order to better understand the circumstances of this event.
with The Canadian Press