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Woman struck and killed by tow truck in Toronto

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WATCH: A woman was struck and killed crossing the street on the Mount Pleasant on-ramp on Tuesday morning, police say. Ahmar Khan reports – Jun 6, 2023

A woman is dead after she was hit by a tow truck that blew through a stop sign in Toronto on Tuesday morning, police say.

Toronto police said emergency crews were called to the area of Mount Pleasant Road and Bloor Street East at around 7:30 a.m.

“Unfortunately, the pedestrian succumbed to their injuries on scene and was pronounced deceased at the scene,” Sgt. Melissa Kulik of the Toronto police Traffic Services Unit said.

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In an update on Tuesday evening, police said the woman was 29 years old.

“What I can tell you is that there was a truck that was on the ramp going from Bloor Street down to Mount Pleasant and a pedestrian was crossing from the north side of the street to the south side and at some point the pedestrian was struck in that area,” Kulik said.

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Police said in their evening update that the driver of the tow truck didn’t stop at a stop sign and struck the woman while she was walking in the crosswalk.

Kulik said the driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators.

Kulik appealed for any witnesses or anyone with video footage from the area to come forward.

The investigation is ongoing.

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