A 78-year-old woman is dead after being hit by a street sweeper while crossing the street in Boucherville, Que., on Montreal’s South Shore.
Longueuil police say the collision happened at around 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday.
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They say the street sweeper was driven by a contractor hired by the municipality when it hit the woman.
Police say the circumstances are under investigation but the death appears to be accidental.
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They later added that the woman had been crossing the street when she was hit.
The City of Boucherville put out a statement expressing condolences to the victim’s loved ones.
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