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Boy, 6, in critical condition after bicycle collides with van

Police are investigating after a collision between a cyclist and a van sent a 6-year-old boy to hospital in critical condition. Sunday, May 1, 2016. Staff / Global News

MONTREAL – A six-year-old boy is in hospital fighting for his life, after he collided with a van Sunday morning in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest borough.

Montreal police were called to the scene on Biencourt Street at 11:40 a.m.

According to police, the collision happened when the driver of a van who was in an alley, attempted to turn onto Biencourt Street.

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At the same moment, the little boy who was on his bike, collided with the vehicle. It is unclear whether he was wearing a helmet at the time.

The boy was taken to hospital in critical condition. Police fear for his life.

The driver of the van, a 44-year-old man, was also taken to hospital to be treated for shock.

Montreal police say speed and alcohol were not contributing factors in the crash.

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Collsion experts are investigating at he scene in an attempt to shed light on the circumstance surrounding the tragic incident.

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