Montreal

Man dies after car crashes into tree in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que.

A man died on Saturday morning after the car he was in hit a tree in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que.

Car was going at a high speed and driver lost control, Montreal police says

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A man died after the car he was in crashed into a tree in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que. Montreal police say the car was going at a high speed and the motorist lost control before hitting the tree. (François Sauvé/Radio-Canada)

A man died on Saturday morning after the car he was in hit a tree in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que.

At around 3:45 a.m., several calls were made to 911 about a collision involving a vehicle that struck a tree in the residential neighbourhood of Westwood.

According to Montreal police, the incident took place on Spring Garden Street near Fabre Street. The car was going at a high speed and the driver lost control before hitting a tree.

A man — a passenger of the vehicle — was declared dead at the scene.

The driver and another passenger, both 27, were rushed to hospital in critical condition.

With files from Rowan Kennedy and Radio-Canada