MONTREAL – An 82-year-old man was killed and several other people were injured Tuesday night when a vehicle struck a police car responding to an emergency call in Montreal’s Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district.
The police cruiser was passing through the intersection of Sherbrooke St. E. and Arcand St. about 9 p.m. when the crash occurred.
According to Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Richard Gagné, the officers were not proceeding through a red light but there was a stop sign at the intersection. It is still unclear what caused the accident, he added.
The two officers and the female passenger in the second car were taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries. All are expected to recover.
Because the accident and the death involved a Montreal police vehicle, the SQ has taken over the investigation.
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