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Rue du Dépôt was closed to traffic until 2 a.m. Wednesday between King Street West and Aberdeen Street.
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Published yesterday at 9:00 a.m. EST
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A collision involving a bicycle and a car on rue du Dépôt, in downtown Sherbrooke, claimed the life of a 31-year-old man.
It was around 8 p.m. Tuesday that witnesses contacted officers from the Sherbrooke Police Service (SPS). to report that a man on a bicycle hit a vehicle and was found on the ground near 80 rue du Dépôt in downtown
can we read in a press release from SPS.
Paramedics and first responders treated the cyclist. Due to the serious injuries inflicted on him, the victim had to be transported to a hospital.
In light of the results obtained during the analysis of the scene, meeting with witnesses and verification of surveillance cameras, the Sherbrooke police department is able to confirm that the cyclist unfortunately fell on his bike and ended his racing in a stationary vehicle, explains the SPS by press release. No criminal element linked to the event.
In the evening and until 2 a.m. Wednesday, Rue du Dépôt was blocked between King Street West and Aberdeen Street. Traffic has now been restored in this area.
Investigators, forensic identification technicians from SPS and collision investigation reconstructionists from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) carried out their investigation to try to shed light on the incident.
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