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Montreal teen dies after being struck by car while riding e-scooter

According toinitial reports, the teen was attempting to cross LachapelleStreet when a carcollided with him.

14-year-old boy was attempting to cross street in Ahuntsic-Cartiervilleborough

Police cars parked at an intersection.
Police say the 14-year-old was struckon LachapelleStreet, nearmile NelliganStreet around 6:50 p.m. (Benoit Gagnon/Radio-Canada)

A teenage boyhas diedafter being hit by a car while riding his electric scooter in Montreal'sAhuntsic-Cartiervilleborough Monday evening.

Police say the 14-year-old was struck near the intersection of Lachapelleandmile-Nelliganstreets in the northern Montreal borough around 6:50 p.m.

According toinitial reports, the teen was attempting to cross eastbound onLachapelleStreet when a carcollided with him, police say.

The teen was rushed to hospital where he later died of his injuries, police said Tuesday.

The scene was protectedas investigators worked to understand the circumstances surrounding the event.

In an update Tuesday, police described the event as a bad accident, adding there is nothing to suggest the driver committed an infraction.