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Car collides with motorized wheelchair, one man in Montreal hospital

A Montreal police car is seen Friday, April 5, 2019 in Montreal. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

A man is in hospital after a car collided with his motorized wheelchair at the corner of Christophe-Colomb Avenue and Villeray Street in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough.

It happened at around 9:45 a.m. Friday morning.

According to police, the man was sitting on the motorized wheelchair when the car hit him.

The 67-year-old man fell off the chair following impact, suffering a “significant” injury to the head, Montreal police spokesperson Caroline Chevrefils said. The injury was not considered life-threatening.

Investigators from Montreal police’s collision unit were on the scene trying to determine circumstances of the event.

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For several hours, Villeray street was closed in both directions between Normandville and Boyer streets, as well as Christophe-Colomb Avenue between Jarry and Everett streets.

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The streets have since re-opened.

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