Suspected overdoses send 6 people to hospital in Montreal – GLOBAL

September 11, 2023

Montreal police are investigating suspected overdoses that sent six people to hospital on the weekend.

Emergency services responded to the reported overdoses in the city’s Ville-Marie borough on Sunday afternoon.

Police say all the people involved were reacting to the same unknown substance and six of them were rushed to a nearby hospital.

As of Monday morning, police say five victims are out of danger. A 42-year-old woman remains in critical condition.

Investigators are trying to determine the circumstances that led to the suspected overdoses and what substance the victims consumed.