Cyclist killed by dump truck in Montreal's Villeray neighbourhood

A 66-year-old man has diedafter being hit by a dump truck in Montreal's Villeray neighbourhood Tuesday afternoon.

The Montreal police department (SPVM) says the collision happened at about 2:35 p.m.

The cyclist and the truck were both travelling south on Saint-Laurent Boulevard when the truck turned right onto de Lige Street.

Firefighters had to work to free the cyclist, who was pinned under the truck. He was taken to hospital but died of his injuries.

An SPVM spokesperson said the truck driver, a 55-year-old man, received some psychological counselling at the scene.

The accident-reconstruction squad is trying to determine exactly what happened byquestioning eyewitnesses and reviewing security camera footage.