A pedestrian has died after being struck by a truck in LaSalle Tuesday.
Montreal police explain the 50-year-old man was hit as the truck turned onto Newman Boulevard from Terrasse Newman around 6 p.m.
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Police spokesperson Audrey-Anne Picard tells Global News the truck driver did not see the pedestrian.
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The man was taken to hospital in critical condition; he was pronounced dead overnight.
The truck driver, a 69-year-old man, was treated for shock.
Police confirmed it is still too early to tell if speed was a factor.
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