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Ottawa police are investigating after a man allegedly stabbed his partner inside a hair salon on Montreal Road on Friday, then stabbed himself before being hit by a car as he fled the building.

Paramedics said a woman in her 40s, and the man, also in his 40s, were taken to hospital in serious but stable condition. The woman suffered stab wounds to her face and arm, while the man had self-inflicted stab wounds, plus a fractured femur and a head injury after being hit by the car.

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Police were called just before noon to Elegant Hair at 631 Montreal Rd., located in a strip mall near St. Laurent Boulevard.

The mini mall was cordoned off with police tape while officers investigated the scene, and an officer was seen shouting at several people trying to enter the businesses.

Montreal Road between Aviation Parkway and Brittany Drive was closed down while police investigated, but reopened late Friday afternoon.

— With files from Joanne Laucius and Shaamini Yogaretnam