A 60-year-old woman has died after being hit by someone driving a vehicle in Cape Breton Tuesday afternoon.
In a release, Cape Breton Regional Police said the collision happened on Terry Way between the Cape Breton Regional Hospital and Churchill Drive in Membertou.
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It said officers responded around 2:45 p.m. and the pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Traffic safety investigators and forensic identification officers attended the scene and are investigating the cause of the collision.
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The release said the victim’s identity will not be released at this time, pending notification of next-of-kin.
Police don’t say the age or gender of the driver whose vehicle struck the pedestrian.
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