Man dies in hospital after crashing vehicle into concrete barrier: Montreal police

Montreal police are investigating after a single-vehicle collision in the city’s Lachine borough on Tuesday.

Montreal police spokesperson Véronique Dubuc said it happened at around 11:45 a.m. near 1ière Avenue on Montreal-Toronto Boulevard — the service road to Highway 20.

Dubuc explained that the vehicle was heading west when, “for an unknown reason,” it hit a low-lying concrete barrier on Montreal-Toronto Boulevard before ending up on the side of the service road.

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The driver, a 51-year-old man, was rushed to hospital to be treated for “severe” injuries.

Montreal police confirmed the man’s death in hospital late Friday afternoon.

Westbound lanes on Montreal-Toronto Boulevard were closed to traffic starting at Georges-Leclerc Avenue.

Dubuc said the road closure resulted in heavy traffic in the area.

The street has since been reopened to vehicles but the investigation is ongoing.

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