An unlicensed taxi driver who allegedly ran a red light to escape police who tried to stop him sent “several” people, including a life-threatening person, to hospital in Kot Nagar on Monday morning. -Des-Neiges district, in Montreal.
By mid-afternoon, the Bureau of Independent Investigations (BEI) announced that it was taking responsibility for shedding light on the incident, which took place around 8:30 a.m. at the corner of Boulevard Décarie and Rue Ferrier.
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Nine BEI investigators were assigned to the case.
The incidents occurred in the morning when patrol officers allegedly tried to pull over a taxi driver for violation. Road Safety Code.
However, the taxi driver continued on his way, ran a red light and hit two vehicles at the intersection.
The impact is brutal. Montreal firefighters used extrication pliers to cut open one of the vehicles and free the occupants.
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According to BEI, at least three people were taken to different hospitals for treatment of serious injuries.
Our information suggests that at least one of them is life-threatening.
Officials have not released the ages of the victims.
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BEI investigators will look into the intervention of SPVM patrol officers, while the Sûreté du Québec will investigate the actions of the taxi driver responsible for this violent confrontation.
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The incident forced the closure of a portion of northbound Decari Boulevard and the Jean-Dalon exit of the northbound Decari Expressway for most of Monday.
The closures have caused a horrendous snarl for thousands of stranded motorists.
