Woman, 37, dies after being hit by truck in Pointe-aux-Trembles

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April 25, 2024 at 6:36 a.m.

Montreal police are investigating the death. (Charles Contant/CBC - image credit)

Montreal police say a 37-year-old woman has died after being struck by a truck in Montreal Wednesday afternoon.

The woman was struck at the intersection of Sherbrooke and Robert-Chevalier streets in Pointe-aux-Trembles.

She was seriously injured and later died in hospital.

The driver of the truck, a 61-year-old man, was arrested. The accusation of impaired driving could be among other charges submitted to prosecutors, police say.

Montreal police are still investigating.

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