Bystanders rescue people pinned underneath car after it crashes into Longueuil bus shelter

Police tape surrounds a bus shelter in Longueuil after police say a car crashed into it, injuring three people on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Olivia O'Malley/CTV News)

Bystanders rushed to help two women who were pinned underneath a vehicle after it crashed into a bus shelter on Montreal's South Shore Friday morning.

The crash happened at around 11:45 a.m. near the corner of Victoria Avenue and Saint-Louis Street in the Longueuil's Lemoyne district.

Longueuil police said the driver of the vehicle, a woman in her 70s, made a "bad manoeuvre" with her vehicle and drove into the shelter.

Renaud Pilon, a spokesperson for the ambulance service that serves Longueuil, CETAM, said an 18-year-old woman was caught completely underneath the vehicle after the crash, while a second woman, aged 19, had her leg stuck.

Bystanders who saw the crash rushed to help. About four or five of them helped lift the vehicle off the two women before first responders arrived, Pilon said.

A third woman, aged 27, was also struck by the vehicle during the crash.

All three of them were sent to hospital. While the 18-year-old woman's injuries were initially considered very serious, she was later listed in stable condition, according to Pilon. The other people's injuries are also not life-threatening.

Police spokesperson Mélanie Mercille said the driver was also sent to hospital and police do not fear for her life.

The bus shelter suffered significant damage as the glass shattered.

Police are still investigating.