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2 pedestrians in critical condition after collision at Montreal intersection

Click to play video: 'Two seniors struck by truck while out walking in Town of Mount Royal'
Two seniors struck by truck while out walking in Town of Mount Royal
There’s been another serious accident involving pedestrians and trucks. Two senior citizens, in their mid-70s, were taken to hospital in critical condition after they were struck by a truck late Monday morning in Town of Mount Royal. Global’s Felicia Parrillo travelled to the scene where police said the investigation was ongoing. – Aug 7, 2023

Two pedestrians were seriously injured Monday morning after a collision involving a truck in the Town of Mount Royal.

Montreal police spokesperson Mariane Allaire Morin said police received multiple 911 calls from people who witnessed the incident.

The crash happened at around 11:20 a.m. at the intersection of Chemin Clyde and Dresden Avenue.

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Witnesses told police the driver of the truck was heading north on Clyde and attempted to make a left-hand turn onto Dresden when the collision happened.

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The couple, a man and a woman both 84 years old, were crossing the street heading south.

Both pedestrians suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital in critical condition.

“We fear for their lives,” Allaire Morin said.

Joanne Charron, who lives near the intersection, expressed her grief over the incident.

“It’s sad because it’s people we see every single day,: she said.

“They walk, they’re an elderly couple and they walk together every day to do all their errands and their shopping — winter, spring, summer, fall, you see them.”

Police described the truck involved in the crash as a semi-trailer.

Collision experts were at the scene Monday afternoon to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.

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