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4 people seriously hurt after car crashes into bus shelter, tree: Montreal police

Four people were seriously injured after the vehicle they were in crashed into a tree at a bus stop. Friday, May 26, 2023. Matilda Cerone/Global News

Four people were seriously injured Friday afternoon after a vehicle struck a tree and a bus shelter in Montreal’s west end.

Police spokesperson Jeanne Drouin said the crash happened around 1:40 p.m. near the intersection of Côte Saint-Luc Road and Grand Boulevard.

The driver and the three passengers suffered serious injuries.

In an update just after 7 p.m., Drouin said the driver, a 21-year-old, was in critical condition.

“We fear for his life,” Drouin said.

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The three passengers, all 20 years old, suffered various fractures and other non-life-threatening injuries.

They are in stable condition.

No pedestrians or bus passengers were injured in the crash.

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Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough mayor Gracia Kasoki Katahwa said her thoughts are with those who are injured.

“My team and I are following the situation closely,” she wrote on Twitter.

Police said a safety perimeter set up in the area had been lifted. by 7 p.m.

An investigation is underway.

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