A 29-year-old man suffered injuries to his head after being struck by a car on a busy NDG street on Saturday afternoon.

According to an SPVM spokesperson, the man was crossing Sherbrooke near Melrose at 1:40 p.m. while cars were backed up heading eastbound. After stepping into the westbound lanes, he was struck by a moving vehicle.

Police said that the man is stable, and expected to survive his injuries.