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Montreal police investigate after woman, 84, injured in hit-and-run in NDG

The Montreal police logo is seen on a police car in Montreal on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Montreal police are investigating after an 84-year-old woman was injured in a hit-and-run late Thursday morning.

Police were called to the scene in the city’s Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood around 11:30 a.m., according to spokesperson Véronique Comtois.

Witnesses told investigators the pedestrian was struck when a red pickup truck was heading north on Decarie Boulevard and made a right turn on De Maisonneuve Boulevard.

Read more: Quebec woman, 88, seriously injured following collision with wrong-way driver

The woman was injured and taken to hospital, where is in critical condition.

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Comtois says the driver fled the scene. Comtois did not give any information about their identity.

The area was briefly closed off to traffic but has since reopened.

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