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Motorcyclist injured in crash with vehicle in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges borough

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

A motorcylcist was rushed to hospital after being involved in a collision with a vehicle Tuesday evening in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges borough

Montreal police spokesperson Julien Lévesque said a 911 call reporting a crash at the intersection of Côte-Ste-Catherine and Lemieux Street came in just after 6:35 p.m.

Officers were dispatched to the scene where they discovered the motorcyclist, a 54-year-old man, suffering from injuries to his upper body.

Paramedics quickly took charge of the victim.

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He was rushed to hospital but police were still awaiting an update on his health status as of 8:30 p.m.

Lévesque, however, qualified the injuries as serious.

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Witnesses told police the driver of the car, a 41-year old woman, was heading east on Côte-Ste-Catherine when she did a U-turn west.

Lévesque said the motorcycle was also heading west and that is when the impact seems to have occurred.

The woman was not injured in the crash.

A perimeter has been set up and collision experts will assist in the investigation.

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