Pedestrian killed in early morning Saint-Isidore crash

A 60-year-old man was killed after he was struck by a pickup truck in Saint-Isidore early Thursday morning.

Châteauguay police were called to the scene of the crash around 4:20 a.m. on St-Regis Road, Highway 207.

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The 24-year-old male driver of the pickup truck called the police and attempted to assist the victim before emergency services arrived.

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“That stretch of highway is a 90 km per hour zone,” said Châteauguay police spokesperson Nathalie Langevin.

“It’s also a poorly lit area. Factored in with the falling snow, there is not much the driver could have done to avoid the pedestrian.”

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The victim was transported to Anna-Laberge Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver was also transported to the hospital and treated for shock.

Highway 207 through Saint-Isidore was reopened to traffic after the crash-scene was freed from investigators around 10:30 a.m.