A 26-year-old woman has died after being struck by a garbage truck in a parking lot in Centre-Sud Montreal.
The incident occurred at around 6:25 a.m. on Thursday at the Petro Canada gas station on the corner of De Maisonneuve Boulevard and Avenue De Lorimier.
According to witnesses, the garbage truck had just emptied a container on the property when it backed up and struck the woman.
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The driver, unaware of the accident, then left the scene before being flagged down by witnesses.
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“The truck driver was stopped about 500 metres from the scene and returned to the parking lot when he realized what had taken place,” said police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant.
The woman was pronounced dead on the scene.
Investigators set up a security perimeter and will be looking to establish the exact circumstances of the accident.
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