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.
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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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