Pedestrian dead, suspect arrested after collision in Mont-Tremblant, Que. - Action News
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Pedestrian dead, suspect arrested after collision in Mont-Tremblant, Que.

A man in his 20s was arrested after his car collided with a pedestrian in Mont-Tremblant, Que. The suspect faces charges of hit and run causing death and impaired driving.

Suspect faces charges after alleged hit and run

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The Sret du Qubec says the motorist allegedly continued driving without stopping after hitting the pedestrian with his car, but was later found and arrested. (Lynda Paradis/Radio-Canada)

A pedestrian in his 30s has died after a collision with a car in the Laurentians community of Mont-Tremblant, Que., according to the Sret du Qubec(SQ).

Ataround 2 a.m.,emergency services were dispatched to Monte Ryan and found the man on the ground and seriously injured.

He was then rushed to hospital, but later died.

The provincial police says the motorist allegedly continued driving without stopping after hitting the pedestrian with his car.

Police later found and arrested the man in his 20s who facescharges of hit and run causing death and impaired driving, according to an SQ spokesperson.

Collision reconstruction experts and the SQ's major crimes unitare trying to establish the cause and circumstances of the death.

As of 8 a.m., Route 117 northbound and southbound were closed near Labelle Street.

Written by Hnia Ould-Hammou