A 6-year-old was taken to the hospital for a serious head injury on Saturday afternoon, after being struck by a car near the Ovila-Legaré park in the Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension district in Montreal.
Around 12:30 p.m., a call was made at 911 for a collision between a car and the young man who was cycling at the corner of the 51e Rue and rue Ovila-Légaré.
A 6-year-old who was traveling in a bike was caught up in a motorist leading a minivan, around 12:30 p.m. in the Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension district in Montreal, this Saturday, July 5, 2025. We can see on the photo the car involved in the photo collision Olivier Faucher
Photo Olivier Faucher
The motorist, a 69-year-old man, was driving on Ovila-Legaré in northern direction when the young cyclist crossed the street. Speed and alcohol would not be involved.
The child was seriously injured in the head following the impact. It does not seem to have a protective helmet at the time of the collision.
A 6-year-old who was traveling in a bike was caught up in a motorist leading a minivan, around 12:30 p.m. in the Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension district in Montreal, this Saturday, July 5, 2025. We can see on the photo the car involved in the photo collision Olivier Faucher
Photo Olivier Faucher
Later during the day, Montreal police announced that the child’s condition had stabilized, so that we no longer fear for his life.
A scene has been erected in the sector to allow investigators from the SPVM collision survey module to do their work.
