Montreal woman dies after being hit by semi-trailer truck
Police say once the light turned green, the truck hit the pedestrian.
A 40-year-old woman lost her life after being struck by a semi-trailer truck with a flatbed in the Lachine area of Montreal on Tuesday evening.
Montreal police (SPVM) reported receiving multiple 911 calls at around 6 p.m. regarding a collision at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Montreal-Toronto Boulevard.
Officers arrived to find the woman unconscious and performed CPR before she was transported to the hospital. Unfortunately, the truck driver had left the scene before the police arrived.
Initial information suggests the truck was stopped at a red light on Montreal-Toronto Boulevard, heading east, while the woman was on foot between two lanes near the vehicle. When the light turned green, the truck moved forward and struck the pedestrian.
Authorities are still investigating to determine why the pedestrian was in the traffic lanes and whether the incident qualifies as a hit-and-run. The investigation remains ongoing.
