Montreal police say a 25-year-old pedestrian is in hospital after he was struck by a driver in the downtown core early Tuesday.
The pedestrian was hit around 3:10 a.m. near the intersection of René-Lévesque Boulevard and Guy Street in the Ville-Marie borough.
The driver of the vehicle was heading eastbound on René-Lévesque Boulevard and police say the traffic light was green when the collision occurred.
The pedestrian was unconscious when he was taken to hospital. In an update around 9 a.m., police said his life is no longer in danger.
The driver, a 72-year-old man, was unharmed but hospitalized for shock, according to police.
The area was blocked off for hours but reopened to traffic later in the morning.
An investigation is underway.
— with files from The Canadian Press
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