A female pedestrian was struck and killed by a transport truck in Mississauga early Friday afternoon.
Peel police said officers responded to a call about a pedestrian struck at 12:17 p.m. in the area of Meyerside and Ordan drives.
Police confirmed the victim was pronounced dead on scene.
The transport remained on scene, according to police and the driver is being cooperative with officers.
Joshua Cosineau told Global News he was grabbing lunch at a hotdog stand on the corner of Meyerside and Ordan drives when the incident took place.
“The truck was coming and she was coming – he blew the stop sign and hit her and then he slammed on his breaks after that,” he said, adding that he sees people running the stop sign on a regular basis.
Meyerside is closed in both directions between Tomken and Dixie roads as police investigate.
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It is the second pedestrian fatality in a week in Mississauga.
A 36-year-old man was killed after being struck in a hit-and-run on Tuesday.
The incident happened around 11 a.m. on Dixie Road between Burnhamthorpe and Rathburn roads, just outside of Rockwood Mall.
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