1 dead, 1 injured in Anjou car crash
CBC News
Posted: Jan 28, 2013 6:40 AM ET
Last Updated: Jan 28, 2013 8:40 AM ET
A man in his 60s was killed in a single vehicle accident in Montreal's Anjou borough.
Police suspect the driver fell ill before losing control of his vehicle and driving into a bus shelter near the intersection of Bélanger and de Beaufort streets around 9:30 p.m.
"The driver [probably] had a health problem and collided with a bus stop," said Montreal police Sgt. Dany Richer. "He was pronounced dead on the scene."
A woman in her 60s was taken to hospital with serious injuries but authorities do not fear for her life.
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