Woman in wheelchair dead after Montreal Road crash
Ottawa police are investigating after a 60-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car in Gloucester.
Police say the woman was using a motorized wheelchair to cross the street at Montreal Road and Elwood Street at 11:45 p.m. Sunday when she was hit.
Paramedics said bystanders rushed to help the woman, who lived at the Laurier Manor long-term care home nearby, until emergency crews arrived on the scene.
Paramedics weren't able to regain a pulse and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said alcohol was not a factor but they continue to investigate.
