In the quiet twilight hours of Thursday night, a grave incident disrupted the otherwise serene cityscape of Montreal’s Ville-Marie borough. A young man in his prime, barely a day over twenty, lies precariously perched between life and death at a local hospital after a brutal accident.
Barely past the evening rush hour at 8:30 p.m., the pedestrian found himself at the ruthless junction of fate and negligence at the intersection of Frontenac and Ontario Streets. A vehicle, swift and unexpected, struck him down in a horrifying collision, rendering him critically injured.
Now, a man in his 50s, untouched and unscathed but burdened with guilt, faces investigators as they meticulously dissect the incident. As they say, the wheels of justice grind slowly but even more so when trying to unravel the mysteries of such a tragic event.
Piecing together testimonies from those who bore witness to the incident, the officers have drawn a grim picture that speaks of the vehicle speeding north on Frontenac at the time of the accident.
To support their investigation, a veil of closure was draped over the buzzing city streets. The northbound route starting at La Fontaine Street was held captive by the yellow tapes of caution. Likewise, Ontario Street, stretching from du Havre to D’Iberville streets, was kept under lock and key. The eerie quiet was a stark contrast to the explosive incident that had taken place there.
This critical, harrowing tale serves as a grim reminder of the fragility of life and the urgent call for prudent measures on our city streets so that such stories do not become a common chronicle in our City of Saints.
