Police looking for truck driver who hit woman on QEW, causing life-altering injuries

Police say they’re looking for a truck driver who hit a woman on the Queen Elizabeth Way early Monday, causing life-altering injuries.

Ontario Provincial Police said it happened at 6 a.m. on the QEW near Gilmore Road in Fort Erie.

A 57-year-old woman was outside of her vehicle which had broken down when she was hit by a transport truck, police said.

The woman, who is a Fort Erie resident, went to hospital to be treated for life-altering injuries.

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The truck left the scene after the collision and officers are now appealing for witnesses.

Anyone with information was asked to contact the Niagara OPP.