A 47-year-old man remains in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Montreal Tuesday evening.

An employee of the building, the man was working in front of the entrance to the Regency residential building at 3555 Côte-des-Neiges Rd. when a woman struck him with her car at 8 p.m.

According to the police, the 71-year-old woman lost control of her vehicle after making a mistake driving. Police believe she mistook the gas pedal for the brake but investigators have not been able to speak with her as she is still in hospital. She has been treated for shock.

Police say the driver knew the victim as she lives in the building.

Reports say the man was a valet in the building and she was a resident.


photo: CTV Montreal / Cosmo Santamaria