A 74-year-old man has died after he was hit by a vehicle in an alleyway late Wednesday in downtown Montreal.
Montreal police say they were called around 9 p.m. to the scene near Sherbrooke and MacKay streets.
The man was found unconscious on the ground with injuries to his upper body. He died despite multiple resuscitation attempts, according to police.
Witnesses told police the victim was already lying on the ground when he was struck by the driver who reportedly did not see him.
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The driver, a 29-year-old man, was treated for shock.
A perimeter was set up and collision investigators were at the scene.
— with files from Global’s Nily Louis and The Canadian Press