Toronto police say an 82-year-old woman is dead after she was hit by a truck in the city’s east end on Tuesday.
In a news release issued Tuesday evening, police said emergency crews were called to the area of Main Street and Danforth Avenue at 3:10 p.m.
Officers said the victim, who was using a wheelchair, was crossing from the southeast corner to the northeast corner of the intersection when the incident occurred.
A 53-year-old man driving a dump truck north on Main Street turned right to go east on Danforth Avenue and the woman was struck while using the crosswalk, police said.
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The woman died at the scene.
Anyone with information or video footage of the incident is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.
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