CONTRECOEUR, Que. — Police in Quebec's Monteregie region are asking for help identifying a cyclist who was involved in a serious collision Saturday night.
The Richelieu-Saint-Laurent police force says the young man was hit by a car just before 10 p.m. Saturday on a poorly lit road in Contrecoeur, Que., about 40 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
They say the man did not have any identification on him when the incident occurred, and was knocked unconscious.
Police spokesman Sylvain Lachapelle says the cyclist is Black and believed to be between the ages of 15 and 22.
Lachapelle says the young man was wearing a black hoodie, dark blue jeans and Nike running shoes, and was riding a grey and metallic green Peugeot bicycle.
He was taken to hospital in critical condition, then transferred to Montreal's Sacre-Coeur Hospital.
Police are asking anyone with information about the cyclist's identity to call 450-536-3333.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 6, 2020.
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