WATCH: Raw footage of a serious accident involving a cyclist Monday night.
MONTREAL – A 20-year-old cyclist is in a coma after being involved in an accident in downtown Montreal.
The accident happened around 10:30 p.m. Monday night on the corner of Sherbrooke and Stanley streets.
The young man was cycling west on Sherbrooke Street and ran a red light.
He was hit by a vehicle turning left on Stanley Street and thrown from his bike, landing on the sidewalk.
He was unconscious when the ambulance arrived and taken to hospital with serious head injuries.
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“The cyclist is being kept on life support at the hospital,” said André Leclerc with Montreal police.
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“He was not wearing a helmet when the accident happened.”
The driver was treated for shock.
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