Skateboarder, 21, dead following hit-and-run in Montreal

A 21-year-old man is dead following a hit-and-run Sunday evening in the eastern part of downtown Montreal.

The man was struck around 6:30 p.m. while riding his skateboard near Ste-Catherine Street and De Lormier Avenue. Montreal police (SPVM) say he was unconscious upon their arrival, and the driver had fled the scene.

The skateboarder was in critical condition after the incident, but police confirmed on Monday morning that he had died.

Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante reacted to the tragic event on Twitter Monday morning. 

"There is an urgent need to do more to make active travel safer. We continue to accelerate our actions," she wrote. 

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE FOUND

On Sunday night, officers discovered a vehicle that may have been involved in the hit-and-run parked in an empty lot on Sicard and Notre-Dame Streets, in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.

The vehicle was partially covered with a tarp, with no driver in sight.

The investigation is ongoing.