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Woman, 84, dies after being hit by truck in NDG

Police have cordoned off the area in NDG. Global News

An 84-year-old woman has died after she was hit while walking by a truck in Montreal’s Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood on Tuesday afternoon.

Montreal police say they were called around 1:30 p.m. to the intersection of Girouard and Terrebonne streets.

Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant says the woman’s death was confirmed at the scene.

The driver of the 12-wheeler, a man in his 50s, was taken to hospital. He is being treated for shock.

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Police officers are in the area to determine the cause of the fatal collision.

The intersection is closed off to traffic. Drivers are asked to avoid the area.

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An investigation is underway.

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