Montreal police launched an investigation after a pedestrian was fatally hit by a truck in the city’s east end Wednesday.
Authorities were called around 1:30 p.m. to the scene at the corner of Sherbrooke and Robert-Chevalier streets in Pointe-aux-Trembles.
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The 37-year-old woman was seriously injured and taken to hospital in critical condition. In an update late Wednesday, police said she died from her injuries.
The driver of the truck, a 61-year-old man, was taken in to talk to investigators. Police said he could face charges of impaired driving.
The area was closed off to traffic.
— with files from The Canadian Press
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