Vehicle crashes into Montreal river, driver missing

Emergency services are on the scene Sunday morning after a vehicle crashed in Montreal’s Riviere des Prairies.

Montreal police (SPVM), the Canadian Coast Guard and the Montreal Fire Department (SIM) are on scene around Parc Maurice Richard in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville neighbourhood after a vehicle travelling north on St-Hubert Street crossed Park Stanley Avenue and ended up in the water around 4:50 a.m.

“One man was seen in the river, close to the vehicle,” said SPVM spokesperson Veronique Dubuc.

The vehicle is completely submerged and authorities still do not know the circumstances under which the vehicle crashed into the river.

Divers reached the vehicle around 1 p.m., but found no one inside. Authorities plan to recover the vehicle later in the day.

Further up the river a search and rescue operation is underway. The search for the driver is underway on the water and along the banks.