A man was killed after jumping out of a cube van on Langelier Boulevard at Marie-Victorin Street in Pointe-aux-Trembles early Tuesday morning.
The van was being chased by a Montreal police cruiser at the time.
Police say a cruiser was sent out shortly after midnight to investigate a white cube van that was suspected of being involved in a hit and run. Police say a chase ensued but was called off within minutes.
About 10 minutes later, another police cruiser saw the vehicle travelling at high speed in the area and pursued a second chase.
Police say a passenger jumped from the van and was run over. Police stopped to administer first aid. He was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Other Montreal police officers chased the van onto Highway 25 near Highway 640 where the driver stopped the vehicle voluntarily, was apprehended without resistance and taken into custody.
Quebec’s Bureau of independent investigations (BEI) has taken over the investigation as the incident involved Montreal police.
“An investigation was transferred to the BEI following an event involving the SPVM in the Montreal North borough,” said Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant.
The BEI deployed ten of its investigators to Langelier Boulvard at Marie-Victorin street at 4:55 a.m. and continued the investigation with the help of Sûreté du Québec technicians.
The BEI is asking the public if anybody has any information about the incident to contact them through their website.
Brabant said, “Langelier Boulevard is closed for the next few hours between Beaucourt Street and Henri-Bourassa as the BEI investigates the scene.”
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