A 63-year-old woman is in critical condition after being hit by a van in Saint-Jérôme in the Laurentians on Saturday.
According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), the incident occurred at 12:30 p.m. on Bélanger Street near Curé-Labelle Boulevard.
The driver of the van lost control and hit a pedestrian. The vehicle then continued its journey into the parking lot of a nearby mall.
The victim was seriously injured and taken to the hospital for treatment, fearing for his life.
Police confronted a 35-year-old man who was driving the vehicle. A woman in her 30s and three people under the age of 18 were hospitalized with minor injuries.
Traffic on Bélanger Street was blocked between Curé-Labelle Boulevard and Laviolette Street.
The Saint-Jérôme police department and the Sûreté du Québec are jointly investigating the circumstances and causes of the incident. Re-enactors from the Sûreté du Québec were also dispatched to the scene.
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