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.
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.
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.