The 48-year-old man was hit around 1 p.m. ET Wednesday at the corner of St-François East and Du Parvis streets. He died in hospital several hours later.

Witnesses to the incident said Blouin was biking the wrong way down the street when a police car moved to intercept him. They said they saw the cruiser back up over the cyclist.

“They ran over the guy, the guy ended up under the car. For an entire 15 seconds; he was under the tire in a fetal position,” Alexandre Beaulieu told Radio-Canada.

Because the case involves local police, the provincial police, Sûreté du Québec, was called in to investigate.

The Quebec City police department issued a statement late Thursday morning saying the force and the officers involved are co-operating with the SQ's investigation.

Witness accounts

Beaulieu said he saw the officers get out of the car, saw the man caught under the wheels, then get back into the patrol car and roll over the victim a second time. Other witnesses corroborated his account.

Alexandre Beaulieu told Radio-Canada that he saw the police run over the cyclist with their car, then get out of the car, see the man was under its wheels, and run over him again. (Radio-Canada)

Another witness, who gave his name as Daniel, said he heard police tell the cyclist that he was under arrest. “He was spitting blood,” the witness said.

Another witness said officers helped Blouin to his feet and put him in the ambulance without putting him on a stretcher first.

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