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Two pedestrians died early Monday, in the north of Montreal , after being hit by a car whose driver fled.

Radio-Canada

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A driver killed two pedestrians early Monday in Montreal after hitting them with his vehicle. The 23-year-old man fled before being arrested by the police.

Around 1:20 a.m., officers from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) were called to go to the intersection of Henri-Bourassa Ouest and Acadie boulevards.< /p>

When they arrived, they found two people unconscious on the ground; They were pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect had left the scene.

Speed ​​could be a factor in this tragedy. A witness interviewed by Radio-Canada said that speeding is common at this intersection. Complaints have already been made in the past.

According to information obtained from witnesses met by the police at the scene, the suspect vehicle was traveling at high speed on Boulevard Henri Bourassa.

A quote from Caroline Chèvrefils, spokesperson for the Police Department of the City of Montreal

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Thanks to information provided by witnesses, the police dispatched placed the canine squad, which made it possible to locate the driver and arrest him not far from the scene of the impact, while he was fleeing on foot.

He had stopped his vehicle near the intersection of boulevard Henri-Bourassa Ouest and rue Dutrisac, in the' arrondissement of Saint-Laurent.

He was transported to a hospital center while waiting to be questioned by SPVM investigators.

The identity of the two victims has not yet been revealed.

With information from Sarah Déry

With information from The Canadian Press< /p>

Teilor Stone

By Teilor Stone

Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116