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2 hurt as truck crashes into McDonald's in Saint-Leonard

Montreal police say just after midnight, the truck was heading east on the Highway 40 service road when, for an unknown reason, the driver lost control and drove into the side of a McDonald's near Lacordaire Boulevard.

Police say it's possible truck's driver suffered health problem before losing control

The 69-year-old male driver of a transport truck lost control of his vehicle last night and drove it into the side of a McDonald's near Lacordaire Boulevard. The driver has leg injuries and a man inside the restaurant has unspecified minor injuries. (Alain Bland/Radio-Canada)

Two people were hurt when a transport truck crashed into a McDonald's restaurant in Saint-Leonard overnight.

According to Montreal police Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant,the truck was heading east on the Highway 40 service road just after midnightwhen the driver lost controland drove into the side of the McDonald's near Lacordaire Boulevard.

Brabantsaid it appears the driver, a 69-year-old man, suffered a health problem before veering off the road.

Thedriver's legs are broken. A 35-year-old man inside the restaurant sustained an ankle injury. Both were taken to hospital for treatment.

Brabant said there was considerable damage to the restaurant.