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Smiths Falls, Ont. woman killed after fall from moving vehicle: OPP

OPP say a woman died Wednesday after falling from a moving vehicle on an eastern Ontario highway. Don Mitchell/Global News

Editor’s note: The OPP issued a correction to the name of the deceased on Friday.

OPP in Leeds say no charges will be laid in connection with a woman’s death on an eastern Ontario highway Wednesday.

The incident happened shortly after 3 p.m. on the 1000 Islands Parkway.

Police say a passenger had fallen from a moving vehicle – an OPP spokesperson told Global News it was a pickup truck. The victim was pronounced dead in hospital.

The deceased was identified as 39-year-old Brenna O’Connor from Smiths Falls, Ont.

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Collision investigators looked into the incident but said no charges will be laid.

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