Man dies in hospital after being hit by pickup truck in southwest Montreal

A 19-year-old man who was struck by a pickup truck in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest borough early Tuesday morning has died of his injuries.

Montreal police confirmed his death in hospital on Tuesday afternoon.

Officers were alerted to the incident at around 4:45 a.m. after a 911 call was made reporting an injured man on St-Augustin Street near Ste-Émilie Street.

According to Montreal police, the truck was turning from Ste-Émilie north onto St-Augustin when it hit the man.

“What we know is that the person was already lying on the ground,” said SPVM spokesperson Gabriella Youakim.

“Why? How? That is what we will be looking at now. We will be looking at local surveillance cameras to see if they can tell us more.”

The victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries to his upper body and later died.

The driver of the truck, a 53-year-old man, was not injured.

Street closures in the area were in effect as investigators analyzed the scene.

— With files from Global News’ Annabelle Olivier