Man charged after 2 people killed in hit and run in Montreal

Two men were killed in a hit and run in Montreal’s northern Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough early New Year’s Day, police say.

Montreal police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils says the collision occurred around 1 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Henri-Bourassa and de l’Acadie boulevards.

The two pedestrians were fatally struck by a car at high speed and the driver allegedly fled. The men, aged 30 and 31, were declared dead at the scene.

Police say the suspect, a 23-year-old man, travelled only a few blocks by car before getting out and continuing his flight on foot. He was then tracked down by a police dog.

He was arrested and taken to hospital.

Police spokesman Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant said later Monday that the man appeared in court by video conference. He was charged with dangerous driving causing death, hit and run causing death and driving under the influence causing death.

— with files from the Canadian Press