Man, 18, dies after being struck by STM bus on Montreal's St-Denis Street

An 18-year-old man has died after being struck by a public transit bus in Montreal's Plateau-Mont Royal borough Tuesday afternoon.

TheSocit de transport de Montral(STM) bus was turning leftonto St-Denis Street fromRigaud Street when it hit the man who was crossing St-Denis on foot, saidService de police de la Ville de Montral(SPVM) spokesperson Sabrina Gauthier.

Police received a 911 call alerting them to the incident around 4:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they tried to perform CPR on the man but he was declared dead at the scene.

The SPVMhas established a perimeter on St-Denis betweenCherrierand Sherbrooke streets. Gauthier says the SPVM's collisionsquad will analyzethe scene.