Woman struck by semi truck crossing the street and killed on Nuns' Island
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A woman was struck and killed by a big rig truck on Monday morning while crossing the street on Montreal's Nuns' Island on Monday morning. Police are on the scene, and are advising residents to avoid the area.
A woman was struck and killed by a big rig truck on Monday morning while crossing the street in Montreal's Nuns' Island borough.
Montreal police (SPVM) report that the 53-foot truck was travelling on Place du Commerce south around 7:15 a.m. and stopped at a stop sign.
"When he started to head south on Place du Commerce, a pedestrian was crossing," said SPVM spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant. "The driver could not avoid the pedestrian, so the collision occurred."
Brabant said the pedestrian was crossing in front of a city bus that was letting passengers off, and the truck driver may not have seen her.
When first responders got to the scene, the woman in her 30s was pronounced dead.
The 30-year-old driver of the rig was taken to the hospital and is being treated for shock.
A perimetre is currently in place, and investigators are on the scene.
