12-year-old boy on e-scooter struck by car in eastern Montreal - Action News
Home WebMail Friday, November 22, 2024, 05:02 PM | Calgary | -11.1°C | Regions Advertise Login | Our platform is in maintenance mode. Some URLs may not be available. |
Montreal

12-year-old boy on e-scooter struck by car in eastern Montreal

A car struck and injured a 12-year-old boy who was riding an electric scooter in Montreal's Saint-Leonard borough on Tuesday.

The boy was transported to hospital but his life is not in danger

Cop car
A 12-year-old boy was struck by a car while riding an electric scooter. (Simon-Marc Charron/Radio-Canada)

A car struck and injured a 12-year-old boy who was riding an electric scooter in Montreal's Saint-Leonard borough on Tuesday.

Montreal police say thecar was turning right onto Viau Boulevard, at the intersection ofMetropolitanBoulevard, the service road for the adjacent highway, when it hit the boy.

The boy was transported to hospital but his life is not in danger.

The car's driver, a 57-year-old woman, was treated for shock.

On June 24, a 16-year-old on an electric scooter was hit by a vehicle in Montreal's Ahuntsic neighbourhoodand died of his injuries.

Written by Matthew Lapierre with files from Antoni Nerestant