Longueuil police are investigating after a 12-year-old girl was fatally hit by a city bus early Wednesday.
The collision occurred around 7:30 a.m. near the intersection of Roland-Therrien Boulevard and du Tremblay Road.
Police say the child died at the scene as confirmed by first responders. The victim was initially identified by police as a woman in her 20s.
The bus driver was taken to hospital to be treated for shock.
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The case is being treated as an accident by police.
The area was blocked off to traffic.