Woman in her 80s has died after being struck by car in Saint-Laurent

The woman struckby a car in the Saint-Laurent borough Monday night has died.

The incident happened around 9:10 p.m. at the corner of Cte-Vertu Avenueand Dutrisac Street, Montreal police said.

The woman, 87, was crossing Dutrisac on a red light, police said. She was taken to hospital in critical condition. While she survived the night, police said she died Tuesday morning.

The driver,a 76-year-old man, was not injured.

The victim was the second pedestrian to be hit by a vehicle in the Montreal area Monday, and the fifth since Saturday.

Cte-VertuAvenuewas closed eastbound from Saint-CroixAvenueas investigators assessed the scene.

Earlier in the day, another woman, believed to be in her 60s, was hit by a truck in the Ahuntsic-Cartiervilleborough.

She was also transported to hospital in critical condition.