A man, aged 52, is in critical condition after being pinned between a trailer and a wall during a collision in Montreal’s southwest neighborhood on Monday morning. Montreal police reported that emergency services rushed to the scene at the intersection of Dumas and Allard streets around 7:30 a.m. after a pedestrian was involved in a collision with a vehicle towing a trailer. Upon arrival, authorities found the man in cardiac arrest and immediately provided medical assistance.
Eyewitnesses stated that the 77-year-old driver was reversing the vehicle when the accident occurred, trapping the 52-year-old victim between the trailer and the wall. The injured man was swiftly taken to a nearby hospital by paramedics, and he remains in critical condition.
The SPVM’s Collision Investigation Unit is set to conduct a thorough examination of the site to understand the circumstances that led to the incident. The investigation is currently ongoing.
