A 75-year-old woman has died from her injuries after being struck by a snow removal truck in Dollard-des-Ormeaux.
The collision between the pedestrian and the snowplow occurred on Arthur Street at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday.
According to Véronique Dubuc, spokesperson for Montreal police, the woman was hit while walking in a shared residential parking lot.
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Dubuc says truck was reversing during the incident.
The victim was conscious when sent to hospital, but she was suffering serious injuries to her lower body.
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Police confirmed she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead later that evening.
The driver, a 71-year-old man, was questioned by police. Dubuc says no charges are expected to be laid.
An investigation into the deadly collision is ongoing.
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