Montreal police say an elderly woman was rushed to hospital after she was pinned under a car Monday afternoon in the city’s Saint-Laurent borough.
Authorities were called around 1 p.m. to the scene on de la Côte-Vertu Boulevard near Beaulac Street.
The woman was walking in a shopping mall parking lot when she was struck by a driver exiting a parking spot, according to witness testimony given to the police.
“When police arrived on the scene, the 72-year-old woman was trapped under the vehicle,” police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils said. “Police were able to extract her from under the car.”
The woman had serious injuries to her upper body.
Chèvrefils said the victim was conscious when she was taken to hospital. In an update, she said the woman is expected to survive.
The driver of the car, a 66-year-old man, was not injured. No other details were provided.
Collision investigators remained at the scene Monday afternoon. The area was blocked off to traffic.
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