Pedestrian hit while crossing Montreal street in critical condition – Montreal | Globalnews.ca

A 50-year-old woman is in hospital in critical condition after she was struck while crossing a street in Montreal’s Saint-Michel neighbourhood Wednesday evening.

Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant said the collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian took place just after 5 p.m. at the intersection of Jarry Street and Joseph-Guibord Avenue.

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Information obtained by police indicate the woman was crossing northbound on Joseph-Guibord when she was struck by a vehicle going east on Jarry.

The woman was rushed to hospital in critical condition.

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The driver of the vehicle, a 55-year-old man, was treated for shock.

Brabant said collision experts were dispatched to the scene and an investigation is underway.

Jarry Street was closed between St-Michel and 17e Avenue.