Dozens of people gathered on Montreal's South Shore on Tuesday to show solidarity with a woman experiencing homelessness who police say was intentionally struck by a car last week.

Standing before the crowd with a cast on her leg and bruises on her knee, Caroline Derome delivered a brief but emotional message.

"I feel a lot of love, and it's absolutely helping me right now," she said, addressing supporters and members of the media.

The rally, held in Brossard near the site of the incident, was org…