A 94-year-old man died Friday evening after being struck by a pickup truck in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, in Montérégie.
The pedestrian was walking along the side of Route 116 and Rue de Lombardie, said Jean-Michel Juteau, lieutenant with the Richelieu–Saint-Laurent Intermunicipal Police Board, on Saturday morning.
The 94-year-old was struck by an F-250 pickup truck and suffered severe head injuries.
The victim was transported to a hospital, where he was unfortunately pronounced dead.
An investigation into the accident was still ongoing as of Saturday morning, according to Sûreté du Québec.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
