A child hit by a truck between life and death in Montreal

A child of around 10 years old is in critical condition after being hit by a truck at the intersection of rue Bernard and avenue du Parc in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough, in Montreal, on Monday evening.

Several citizens alerted authorities regarding the accident, which occurred around 7:30 p.m.

According to preliminary information, the vehicle was heading south on Avenue du Parc.

The truck driver would have hit the child at the pedestrian crossing when he tried to make a turn on Bernard Street, informed the media relations officer at the Montreal Police Service (SPVM) Mariane Allaire Morin.

The victim then found himself under the truck.

When rescuers arrived on scene, the child was in cardiorespiratory arrest.

He was transported to a hospital where his life was believed to be in danger.

A security perimeter was deployed at the scene of the accident. Investigators were also called to shed light on the circumstances of this event.

– With information from Kevin Crane